Several rounds of heavy rainfall across portions of southeast Kansas caused minor flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
Several rounds of heavy rainfall across portions of southeast Kansas caused minor flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 27, 5:10 PM CST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service SPRINGFIELD MO
510 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Saturday)
Issued at 0205 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
A cold front has made it almost all the way through the region
except for the southeast corner of the cwfa. Areas of light to
moderate post frontal rainfall will continue tonight into Saturday
with somewhat higher amounts closer to the front over the southern
cwfa. Areal flood warnings cover the expected or ongoing low water
crossing flooding. Will keep the FF Watch going, but wouldn't be
surprised if part of it is cancelled early in a piecemeal fashion
from the northwest tonight and Saturday morning with the focus of
heavier rain gradually shifting south of the area.
Raw/chilly conditions are expected tonight into Saturday.
Temperatures well back behind the front have stabilized with the
sfc freezing line just west and nw of the cwfa. Will continue to
mention the chance of a small ice accumulation on elevated
surfaces over the far nw cwfa based on progged temperatures
dropping just a bit more. Used a mix of 3hr consensus mos and nam
guidance for temperatures.
.LONG TERM...(Saturday Night through Friday)
Issued at 0205 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
An upper level low over the Great Basin/western CONUS is progged
to finally kick east into the central Plains Mon finally shifting
the last of the precip off to the east Monday night with a
frontal passage. Sfc high pressure will move through cwfa late Wed
and Thu. Despite the passage of an upper level shortwave Thu a dry
air mass will greatly limit any rain chances. South winds will
increase Fri with a modest warming trend.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday Evening)
Issued at 0507 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
Southwest flow aloft will prevail through the 00z TAF with upper
level energy continuing to push through the area. Being on the
cool side of the front, expecting IFR stratus and periods of light
rain/drizzle to persist through the period. Freezing line should
stay off to the northwest with little movement from current
position through the 24 hour period, so not expecting any freezing
rain at any of the TAF sites.
&&
.SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
MO...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for MOZ055>058-
066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.
KS...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for KSZ073-097-101.
&&
SHORT TERM...DSA
LONG TERM...DSA
AVIATION...LindenbergHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 200 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-282000- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 200 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED FLOODING RISK. LIMITED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK. DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH LOW WATER CROSSING FLODDING EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED AND EXPOSED SURFACES TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WHERE TEMPERATURES FALL TO FREEZING OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI NORTHWEST OF A FORT SCOTT KANSAS TO COLE CAMP MISSOURI LINE. WINTER WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL IMPACTS IN THE OUTLOOK AREA ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. RESIDUAL FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CREEKS....AND RIVERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF/SITREP(ALL LOWERCASE) THIS PRODUCT IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) DSA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
229 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1241 PM FLOOD 1 NW FAIRVIEW 36.83N 94.10W
11/27/2015 NEWTON MO 911 CALL CENTER
A SECTION OF OAK ROAD NEAR FAIRVIEW WAS FLOODED.
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DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
232 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0122 PM FLOOD 3 NE NEOSHO 36.90N 94.33W
11/27/2015 NEWTON MO 911 CALL CENTER
DRY BRANCH CREEK FLOODED A SECTION OF IRIS ROAD NORTHEAST
OF NEOSHO.
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DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
236 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM FLOOD 3 NW MANSFIELD 37.14N 92.62W
11/27/2015 WRIGHT MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
A SECTION OF HIGHWAY EE NORTHWEST OF MANSFIELD HAS
FLOODED AND BECOME IMPASSABLE TO MOTORISTS.
&&
DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
238 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0237 PM FLOOD 2 E AVA 36.95N 92.62W
11/27/2015 DOUGLAS MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HUNTER CREEK IS FLOODING A SECTION OF HIGHWAY EE EAST OF
AVA.
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DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
341 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM FLOOD 3 W AVA 36.95N 92.71W
11/27/2015 DOUGLAS MO DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
COWSKIN CREEK IS FLOODING A SECTION OF HIGHWAY Y.
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DCRAMERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
524 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0443 PM FLOOD 6 WSW MARSHFIELD 37.31N 93.01W
11/27/2015 WEBSTER MO NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED THAT
6 INCHES OF WATER WAS FLOWING OVER GREENWOOD ROAD. THIS
STREAM IS WITHIN THE HEADWATERS REGION OF THE POMME DE
TERRE RIVER.
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DCRAMERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive rainfall caused several areas across Cherokee County to flood. Cherry and Lightning Creeks were impacted and flooded out of their banks.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, November 2015
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 606251.