Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 10, 2008, 11:02 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2008, 11:02 AM CDT (16:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 11:10 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Fredericktown, MO | SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HIGHWAY M NEAR BUCKHORN IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER RAPIDLY FLOWING OVER THE HIGHWAY. SEVERAL STREETS IN FREDRICKSTOWN ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
| Apr 10, 11:10 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hogan, MO | HIGHWAY 21 IS CLOSED IN THE HOGAN AREA. WATER IS OVER 6 INCHES DEEP. LOCAL OFFICIALS EXPECT HIGHWAY 49 TO BE CLOSED SHORTLY DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM THE BIG RIVER RUNNING SOUTH TOWARDS ANNAPOLIS. ALL SECONDARY ROADS ARE CLOSED OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF IRON COUN |
| Apr 10, 12:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.08 | 4 Se Belleview, MO | SINCE 6 AM TO TIME OF REPORT ... TOTAL PRECIPITATION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF RAIN EVENT IS 3.69 INCHES ... |
| Apr 10, 1:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Annapolis, MO | THE BIG CREEK CONTINUES TO RISE NORTH OF ANNAPOLIS ALONG HIGHWAY 49. HOWEVER HIGHWAY 49 REMAINS OPEN AT ANNAPOLIS. HIGHWAYS C, F, K EAST AND WEST OF ANNAPOLIS ARE CLOSED DUE TO WATER LEVELS OVER 6 INCHES DEEP OVER THESE ROADS. SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS OVER SOUT |
| Apr 10, 1:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lesterville, MO | HIGHWAY N NEAR THE EAST FORK OF THE BLACK RIVER IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. WATER LEVEL IS GREATER THAN 6 IN INCHES OVER THE ROAD. THE WATER LEVEL AT HIGHWAY 21..49 AND 72 NEAR THE EAST FORK OF THE BLACK RIVER IS ONE FOOT BELOW THE HIGHWAY. SEVERAL SECONDARY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 287 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 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 101603
FFWLSX
MOC093-123-179-186-187-101900-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0023.080410T1602Z-080410T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1102 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 1100 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING.
FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE WARNED AREA. 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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.
LAT...LON 3706 9098 3734 9119 3749 9123 3751 9133
3760 9126 3760 9118 3773 9116 3774 9066
3808 9064 3800 9060 3812 9025 3797 8996
3791 8998 3788 8994 3765 9014 3732 9014
3731 9054 3727 9057 3727 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 180DEG 0KT 3835 9105
$$
CVKINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 60 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 5 days |
| Apr 9, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Cole | 67 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 71 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 35 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 61 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford | 63 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 71 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 5 days |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 6 days |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 41 days |
| Apr 9, 9:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 9:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 42 days |
| Apr 9, 10:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 7 days |
| Apr 10, 12:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 42 days |
| Apr 10, 3:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 30 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 9:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 35 hr |
| Apr 10, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 3 days |
| Apr 10, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 6 days |
| Apr 10, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 3 days |
| Apr 10, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Shelby | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Monroe | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis | 60 min |
| Apr 10, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 38 min |
| Apr 10, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lewis | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion, Ralls | 25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.