Special Weather Statements: PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS
For Warnings, Watches and Advisories:
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 140 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
Expiration: 800 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT.
* AT 135 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN SO
FAR ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ARMA...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARONA...CARTHAGE...CHEROKEE...COLUMBUS...
ENGLEVALE...FORT SCOTT...FRONTENAC...GALENA...GIRARD...JOPLIN...
NEOSHO...PITTSBURG AND WEIR.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
TRAIN OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SPRINGFIELD.
LAT...LON 3804 9506 3802 9462 3736 9461 3734 9409
3673 9407 3673 9463 3698 9463 3700 9508
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Issue Date: 128 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
Expiration: 230 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT.
* AT 125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR GREENBUSH...OR 7 MILES WEST OF GIRARD...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 28 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MCCUNE BY 140 AM CDT.
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PITTSBURG BY 150 AM CDT.
CHEROKEE AND WEST MINERAL BY 155 AM CDT.
SCAMMON...WEIR AND CARONA BY 200 AM CDT.
THE TOWNS OF BEULAH...ROSELAND...SKIDMORE AND STIPPVILLE ARE ALSO IN
THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3758 9509 3764 9478 3742 9461 3736 9462
3736 9457 3723 9447 3718 9503 3737 9509
3738 9508 3740 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 331DEG 25KT 3748 9494
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1240 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
Expiration: 600 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
598 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS
BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
HOWELL OREGON
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
BARRY BARTON CHRISTIAN
DADE DOUGLAS GREENE
JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD
NEWTON OZARK STONE
TANEY VERNON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALTON...ANDERSON...AURORA...AVA...
BAXTER SPRINGS...BRANSON...CARTHAGE...CASSVILLE...COLUMBUS...
FORSYTH...FORT SCOTT...GAINESVILLE...GALENA...GREENFIELD...
JOPLIN...KIMBERLING CITY...LAMAR...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...
NEOSHO...NEVADA...NIXA...OZARK...PINEVILLE...PITTSBURG...
REPUBLIC...SPRINGFIELD...THAYER...THEODOSIA...
WEST PLAINS AND WILLOW SPRINGS.
DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1244 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE UPPER OH VALLEY EWD TO
SRN NEW ENGLAND AND SEWD TO THE CAROLINAS...
...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS...
...CENTRAL/NRN PLAINS...
LOW LEVEL MOIST SELY UPSLOPE FLOW EXPECTED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF
REDEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM ND TO WRN NEB/NWRN KS
BY MID AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST SRN PORTION
OF THIS AREA WITH MLCAPES UPWARDS TO 2500-3000 J/KG ALONG WITH STEEP
MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES IN EXCESS OF 8C/KM. A LITTLE LESS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WRN DAKOTAS HOWEVER WITH STILL STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL
PROVIDE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE. WITH ONLY 20-30 KT OF MID
LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW...SHEAR COUPLED WITH INSTABILITY WILL BE
SUPPORTIVE OF A FEW SUPERCELLS...HOWEVER LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
DOWNBURST WINDS SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. WHILE NON-ZERO
TORNADO THREAT EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIMITED.
DURING THE EVENING 30-40 KT LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS CENTRAL PLAINS
WHICH WILL AID THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN MCS VICINITY WRN/CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. THIS WILL THEN MAINTAIN A THREAT OF SEVERE INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS WELL AFTER DARK.
...SYNOPSIS...
COLD UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES SLOW BUT STEADY EWD MOVEMENT REACHING
FROM NY TO THE CAROLINAS BY 12Z TUE. SRN END OF TROUGH WILL SHARPEN
SOME DURING THE DAY WITH A STRONGER BAND OF SWLY FLOW EXTENDING FROM
CAROLINAS TO NEW ENGLAND.
RIDGE MOVING INTO NRN PLAINS FLATTENS WITH BAND OF WESTERLIES FROM
NRN ROCKIES TO UPPER MS VALLEY WITH WEAK EMBEDDED S/WVS.
...SERN STATES...
AGAIN WITH THE SRN END OF THE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE SERN
STATES...UPPER LEVELS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY MORE THAN NORMAL WLY
FLOW AND A LITTLE COOLER UPPER LEVELS. WITH A MOIST AIR MASS
PROVIDING MLCAPES UPWARD TO 2500 J/KG DURING THE
AFTERNOON...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR FROM GA SWD INTO FL.
SEVERE POTENTIAL EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED GIVEN THE GENERALLY WEAK
LOWER TROP FLOW.
VIEW LATEST DOPPLER RADAR: SOUTHEAST Storm Total Precipitation
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 144 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
Expiration: 500 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...
ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AS AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES AND CROSSES THE
AREA. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH A
PRIMARY THREAT OF[color="#FF0000"] DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL[/color]. VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN
URBAN AREAS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Expiration: 600 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON MONDAY.
THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT
AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PROVIDE A HIGHER RISK OF HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA POSSIBLY CAUSING
LOCALIZED FLOODING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
ISOLATED BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
