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Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 25, 20084 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2008, 2:35 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Illinois. It was in force for 12 hr. 16 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: Jun 25, 2008, 2:35 AM CDT (07:35 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2008, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Adams County, IL, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 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
Jun 25, 4:40 AM CDT	FLOOD	3 Se Novelty, MO	HIGHWAY 151 WAS CLOSED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 156 DUE TO HIGH WATER
Jun 25, 4:40 AM CDT	FLOOD	5 E Leonard, MO	ROUTE M CLOSED JUST WEST OF ROUTE BB DUE TO HIGH WATER
Jun 25, 4:50 AM CDT	FLOOD	5 E Monticello, MO	HIGHWAY 16 BETWEEN MONTICELLO AND CANTON WAS WATER COVERED TO AN UNKNOW DEPTH NEAR THE OLD AIRPORT
Jun 25, 5:58 AM CDT	FLOOD	7 N Coatsburg, IL	WATER COVERING HWY 61 TO AN UNKNOWN DEPTH
Jun 25, 6:00 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.9	3 W Ursa, IL	24 HOUR RAIN TOTAL
Jun 25, 6:05 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.5	Colony, MO	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jun 25, 6:20 AM CDT	FLOOD	4 Ene Clarence, MO	COUNTY ROAD N CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF LENTNER
Jun 25, 6:20 AM CDT	FLOOD	4 S Leonard, MO	COUNTY ROAD H CLOSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF H AND K
Jun 25, 6:20 AM CDT	FLOOD	6 Nnw Emden, MO	COUNTY ROAD W CLOSED JUST SOUTH OF J DUE TO HIGH WATER
Jun 25, 6:30 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.3	Taylor, MO	24 HOUR TOTAL
Jun 25, 7:02 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.02	Edina, MO	24 HOUR TOTAL AND STILL RAINING
Jun 25, 7:09 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.92	Steffenville, MO
Jun 25, 7:22 AM CDT	FLOOD	3 W Colony, MO	WATER WAS FLOWING ACROSS ROUTE K
Jun 25, 7:48 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.85	Novelty, MO	CURRENT STORM TOTAL
Jun 25, 8:26 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 3.7	4 W Shelbyville, MO	SPOTTER ALSO STATED THAT THE SALT RIVER IS NOW COVERING THE HIGHWAY.
Jun 25, 12:30 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Edina, MO	HIGHWAY 15 REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER....6 TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF EDINA. NUMEROUS SMALLER ROADS AND BLACKTOPS FLOODED

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 201 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KLSX 250739
FFWLSX
ILC001-MOC103-111-127-205-251330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0068.080625T0735Z-080625T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
235 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

* AT 234 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 
  INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK AS THUNDERSTORMS
  CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREA.

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
  AFFECTING PLEVNA...MENDON...GOLDEN...CLAYTON...CAMP POINT...
  LEWISTOWN...LA GRANGE...LA BELLE...KNOX CITY...EWING...EDINA...
  COLONY AND CANTON.

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.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

LAT...LON 4023 9149 4020 9150 4019 9093 3978 9093
      3977 9137 3973 9137 3970 9136 3966 9229
      4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0735Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169

$$

GLASS

4 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 251021
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
516 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

ILC001-MOC103-111-127-205-251330-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080625T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAMS IL-MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-
516 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
KNOX...LEWIS...SHELBY...MARION AND ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 515 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
SHOW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER 
THE WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STEFFENVILLE...MENDON...GOLDEN...CLAYTON...CAMP POINT...PLEVNA...
LEWISTOWN...LA GRANGE...LA BELLE...KNOX CITY...EWING...EDINA...COLONY
AND CANTON.

ADDITIONALLY...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES IN KNOX 
AND SHELBY COUNTIES.  HIGHWAY 15 JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 156 IN KNOX 
COUNTY WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTY ROAD M 
JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD BB IN SHELBY COUNTY WAS CLOSED.  WATER WAS 
ALSO REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 16 IN LEWIS COUNTY BETWEEN MONTICELLO AND 
CANTON.

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. 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 4023 9149 4020 9150 4019 9093 3978 9093
      3977 9137 3973 9137 3970 9136 3966 9229
      4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1016Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169

$$

CARNEY

000 
WGUS53 KLSX 251316
FFWLSX
ILC001-MOC103-111-127-205-251930-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080625T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
813 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI
  ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 810 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
  TO SHOW WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED 
  AREA. GROUND TRUTH RAINFALL REPORTS AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 
  UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LAST NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF 
  KNOX...NORTHERN SHELBY...AND LEWIS COUNTY.  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
  ALSO HAS REPORTED A NUMBER OF ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING FROM 
  THE HEAVY RAIN.

* MOST CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND WILL CONTINUE 
  TO RISE AND FLOOD FROM THE HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  OF AROUND ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS DURING THE 
  MID TO LATE MORNING. 

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
  AFFECTING STEFFENVILLE...PLEVNA...MENDON...GOLDEN...CLAYTON...CAMP
  POINT...LEWISTOWN...LA GRANGE...LA BELLE...KNOX CITY...EWING...
  EDINA...COLONY AND CANTON.

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.

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.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

LAT...LON 4023 9149 4020 9150 4019 9093 3978 9093
      3977 9137 3973 9137 3970 9136 3966 9229
      4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1303Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169

$$

GLASS

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 251823
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
122 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

ILC001-251832-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080625T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAMS IL-
122 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ADAMS COUNTY...

A CHECK WITH THE ADAMS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY INDICATES 
THAT ROAD FLOODING FROM LAST NIGHTS HEAVY RAINS IS NO LONGER A 
PROBLEM.  

LAT...LON 4023 9150 4006 9151 3992 9143 3987 9145
      3979 9138 3970 9136 3966 9229 3995 9229
      3995 9231 4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169

$$

MOC103-111-127-205-251930-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080625T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-
122 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
KNOX...LEWIS...SHELBY AND MARION COUNTIES...

AT 1230 PM CDT...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS ENDED EARLIER THIS 
MORNING...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUES IN SOME PARTS OF NORTHEAST 
MISSOURI.

IN KNOX COUNTY...HIGHWAY 15 REMAINS CLOSED 6-7 MILES SOUTH OF EDINA 
DUE TO HIGH WATER.  FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ON MANY SECONDARY 
ROADS AND BLACKTOPS.

IN LEWIS COUNTY...HIGHWAY 156 IS COVERED BY 3 FEET OF WATER...WHERE 
IT CROSSES GRASSY CREEK.  ROUTE V AND 61 IN TAYLOR IS COVERED BY 2 
FEET OF WATER.   HIGHWAY D...SOUTH OF LABELLE...IS ALSO CLOSED 
BECAUSE OF WATER 2 FEET DEEP.

IN SHELBY COUNTY...HIGHWAY DD NEAR HIGHWAY 151 IS CLOSED DUE TO 
FLOODING OF OTTER CREEK.  HIGHWAY 151 AND M IN LEONARD IS CLOSED DUE 
TO HIGH WATER.  HIGHWAY N NORTH OF LENTER IS FLOODED DUE TO HIGH 
WATER ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE SALT RIVER.  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 
W AND J CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.    

IN MARION COUNTY...COUNTY ROADS 313...306...AND 308 ARE CLOSED NEAR 
TAYLOR.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STEFFENVILLE...PLEVNA...LEWISTOWN...LA GRANGE...LA BELLE...KNOX
CITY...EWING...EDINA...COLONY AND CANTON.

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.

LAT...LON 4023 9150 4006 9151 3992 9143 3987 9145
      3979 9138 3970 9136 3966 9229 3995 9229
      3995 9231 4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169

$$

TRUETT

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 251936
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
231 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

MOC103-111-127-205-251941-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080625T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARION MO-SHELBY MO-LEWIS MO-KNOX MO-
235 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR KNOX...LEWIS...SHELBY AND
MARION COUNTIES...

THE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING 
IS NOW FLOWING INTO AREA RIVERS.  WHILE THIS IS CAUSING THE FLASH 
FLOOD THREAT TO SUBSIDE...IT IS ENHANCING THE FLOODING ALONG AREA 
RIVERS...AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE FLOODING DUE TO BACKWATERS FROM 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH RIVER...AS WELL AS THE 
MIDDLE AND SOUTH FORKS OF THE FABIUS RIVER.  PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN 
APPROACHING THESE AREAS.

LAT...LON 4023 9150 4006 9151 3992 9143 3987 9145
      3979 9138 3970 9136 3966 9229 3995 9229
      3995 9231 4030 9234
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 180DEG 0KT 3997 9169

$$

TRUETT

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Boone	37 min
Jun 24, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Monroe	46 min
Jun 24, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway	39 min
Jun 24, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lewis, Marion, Shelby	43 min
Jun 24, 8:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Audrain	36 min
Jun 25, 5:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	4 days

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008 Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2008 Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.