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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2008, 11:58 PM CDT for Bond County, Clinton County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- May 25, 2008, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2008, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:40 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 E Carlyle, IL | STILL SOME FLOODING REPORTED ON OLD US 50 EAST OF CARLYLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 955 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KLSX 260501
FFWLSX
ILC005-027-261100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0031.080526T0458Z-080526T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1158 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT MONDAY
* AT 1157 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE
FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA WITH THE LAST ROUND OF STORMS. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END...BUT THE POTENTIAL OF
FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE.
* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
AFFECTING WOBURN...TAMALCO...ST. ROSE...SORENTO...RENO...
POCAHONTAS...MULBERRY GROVE...JAMESTOWN...GREENVILLE...BOULDER AND
BEAVER CREEK.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
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. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 3851 8935 3849 8939 3849 8946 3846 8948
3848 8957 3842 8971 3865 8971 3866 8960
3886 8960 3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8959
3903 8959 3903 8926 3874 8926 3874 8914
3851 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 180DEG 0KT 3862 8945
$$
TILLY2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS73 KLSX 260858
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
351 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
ILC005-027-261100-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080526T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLINTON IL-BOND IL-
351 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR BOND
AND CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 351 AM CDT...FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSISTED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
THE CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING
CONTINUED ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARLYLE. PONDING OF WATER
WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED ON ROADS IN BOND COUNTY BY THE BOND COUNTY
SHERIFFS OFFICE.
IN ADDITION...AUTOMATED GAGES CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAPID RISES ON
SOME STREAMS IN THE AREA. AT PIERRON IN BOND COUNTY...SHOAL CREEK
HAS RISEN NEARLY 5 FEET SINCE MIDNIGHT. AT BREESE IN CLINTON
COUNTY...SHOAL CREEK HAS CLIMBED A FOOT AN HOUR SINCE 1 AM.
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOBURN...
TAMALCO...ST. ROSE...SORENTO...RENO...POCAHONTAS...MULBERRY GROVE...
JAMESTOWN...GREENVILLE...BOULDER AND BEAVER CREEK.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
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. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3851 8935 3849 8939 3849 8946 3846 8948
3848 8957 3842 8971 3865 8971 3866 8960
3886 8960 3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8959
3903 8959 3903 8926 3874 8926 3874 8914
3851 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 180DEG 0KT 3862 8945
$$
TRUETT000
WGUS73 KLSX 261059
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
558 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
ILC005-027-261108-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080526T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLINTON IL-BOND IL-
558 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 AM CDT FOR BOND AND
CLINTON COUNTIES...
A CHECK WITH AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATES THAT FLOODING IS NO
LONGER A PROBLEM IN THE AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAIN HAS MOVED
BACK IN THE AREA...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PONDING ON ROADWAYS AS
YOU TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.
LAT...LON 3851 8935 3849 8939 3849 8946 3846 8948
3848 8957 3842 8971 3865 8971 3866 8960
3886 8960 3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8959
3903 8959 3903 8926 3874 8926 3874 8914
3851 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1058Z 180DEG 0KT 3862 8945
$$
BYRDThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike | 52 min |
| May 25, 8:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 4 hr |
| May 25, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| May 25, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 48 min |
| May 25, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery and 3 more | 46 min |
| May 25, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 23 min |
| May 26, 1:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| May 26, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 42 min |
| May 26, 5:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| May 26, 6:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 4 hr |
| May 26, 6:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Macoupin, Marion, Montgomery and 1 more | 37 hr |
| May 26, 11:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 14 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 48 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Madison | 9 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Randolph | 7 days |
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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.