Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2005, 5:37 PM CDT for Boone County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2005, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2005, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Boone County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 261 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KLSX 112240
FFWLSX
MOC019-120330-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
537 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 533 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL
ROADS AROUND THE COLUMBIA AREA HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO STANDING
WATER.
* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
AFFECTING STURGEON...MURRY...MIDWAY...HALLSVILLE...COLUMBIA...
CENTRALIA AND ASHLAND.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA...AS ANOTHER CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROCHES FROM THE
WEST TO FURTHER AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.
LAT...LON 3924 9211 3907 9212 3906 9215 3890 9218
3880 9215 3871 9223 3865 9222 3868 9235
3872 9235 3875 9240 3881 9239 3897 9257
3924 9243
$$
TES3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KLSX 120030
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
725 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
MOC019-120330-
BOONE MO-
725 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR BOONE
COUNTY...
AT 722 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROAD
CLOSURES DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...PRIMARILY IN
THE COLUMBIA AREA.
THE BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT ROADS CONTINUE TO
BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. SOME THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED ARE...
BUSINESS LOOP OF OLD HIGHWAY 63...ROUTE MN NEAR CLUBHOUSE ROAD...
COLLEGE AT BROADWAY...AND BLACKFOOT ROAD NEAR THE COLUMBIA CITY
LIMITS. THE BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO REPORTED THAT
BROWN SCHOOL ROAD BETWEEN CLEARVIEW AND HIGHWAY 63 HAS REOPENED.
WITH MUCH OF THE FOCUS FOR NEW RAIN SLIDING GRADUALLY NORTHWARD...
FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RECEDE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WARNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STURGEON...
MURRY...MIDWAY...HALLSVILLE...COLUMBIA AND CENTRALIA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.
LAT...LON 3924 9211 3907 9212 3906 9215 3890 9218
3880 9215 3871 9223 3865 9222 3868 9235
3872 9235 3875 9240 3881 9239 3897 9257
3924 9243
$$
TES000
WGUS73 KLSX 120222
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
920 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
MOC019-120330-
BOONE MO-
920 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR BOONE
COUNTY...
AT 917 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO
REPORT ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA...PRIMARILY IN THE COLUMBIA AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STURGEON...
MURRY...MIDWAY...HALLSVILLE...COLUMBIA AND CENTRALIA.
WITH THE BULK OF THE RAIN NOW TO THE NORTH OF BOONE COUNTY...ONLY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNED AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3924 9211 3907 9212 3906 9215 3890 9218
3880 9215 3871 9223 3865 9222 3868 9235
3872 9235 3875 9240 3881 9239 3897 9257
3924 9243
$$
TES000
WGUS73 KLSX 120330
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
MOC019-120337-
BOONE MO-
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2005
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BOONE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED AND THERE ONLY REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR ADDITIONAL RAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.
LAT...LON 3924 9211 3907 9212 3906 9215 3890 9218
3880 9215 3871 9223 3865 9222 3868 9235
3872 9235 3875 9240 3881 9239 3897 9257
3924 9243
$$
TESThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone | 51 min |
| May 11, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Boone | 44 min |
| May 11, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway | 40 min |
| May 11, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway | 50 min |
| May 11, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 45 min |
| May 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway | 43 min |
| May 11, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Callaway | 48 min |
| May 11, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Osage | 44 min |
| May 11, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 39 min |
| May 11, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Saint Francois, Washington | 45 min |
| May 11, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone | 53 min |
| May 11, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 48 min |
| May 11, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery | 50 min |
| May 11, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Osage | 43 min |
| May 11, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Francois | 21 min |
| May 11, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 26 min |
| May 11, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin | 27 min |
| May 11, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade | 16 min |
| May 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone | 31 min |
| May 11, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Montgomery | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone | 47 min |
| May 11, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Warren | 42 min |
| May 11, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 49 min |
| May 11, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 11, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 31 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.