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Flash Flood Watch 13, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood watch at Jul 2, 2008, 2:54 PM CDT for 7 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Jul 3, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2008, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2008, 1:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crawford County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 289 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
- 737 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1316 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS63 KLSX 021954 FFALSX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 254 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008 MOZ072>075-084-085-099-031100- /O.NEW.KLSX.FF.A.0013.080703T1700Z-080704T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON- REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARMINGTON 254 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...IRON...MADISON...REYNOLDS...ST. FRANCOIS AND STE. GENEVIEVE. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS OF MISSOURI BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...SOME OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE MOVES NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS...WHICH MAY CAUSE RISES ON SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD FREQUENTLY CHECK FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CAMP OR BE NEAR AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS DURING THIS HOLIDAY WEEK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ CVKING
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS63 KLSX 030255 FFALSX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 955 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-097>102-MOZ034>036-041-042- 047>052-059>065-031000- /O.NEW.KLSX.FF.A.0014.080703T0255Z-080703T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN- MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN- ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA... MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS 955 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL... CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL... MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...CALLAWAY...COLE...FRANKLIN... GASCONADE...JEFFERSON...LINCOLN...MONITEAU...MONROE... MONTGOMERY...OSAGE...PIKE...RALLS...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS... ST. LOUIS CITY AND WARREN. * UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY * AN EAST TO WEST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMED THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI. THIS LINE WILL SAG SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT... ALLOWING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN TO SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS...COMBINED WITH THE VERY MOIST AIR THAT WILL BE FUELING THEM...WILL CAUSE HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. * IF SEVERAL STORMS PASS OVER THE SAME AREA...FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS WILL BECOME A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ MOZ072>075-084-085-099-031500- /O.EXT.KLSX.FF.A.0013.080703T0500Z-080704T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON- REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARMINGTON 955 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI... CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...IRON... MADISON...REYNOLDS...ST. FRANCOIS AND STE. GENEVIEVE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * AN EAST-WEST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FORMED OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI THIS EVENING. THIS LINE WILL SAG SOUTH...AND WILL BRING A HEAVY RAIN THREAT TO THE AREA DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS...WHICH IS A BIT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THE RAIN MAY TAPER OFF ON THURSDAY MORNING... BUT AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME THE HEAVY RAIN TAPERS OFF...RAINFALLS OF OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD FREQUENTLY CHECK FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CAMP OR BE NEAR AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS DURING THIS HOLIDAY WEEK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ TRUETT
000 WGUS63 KLSX 030936 FFALSX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 436 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-097>100-MOZ034>036-041-042-050>052-060- 061-063-064-031045- /O.CAN.KLSX.FF.A.0014.000000T0000Z-080703T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-MONROE-RALLS- PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-WARREN-ST. CHARLES- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... EDWARDSVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...ST CHARLES... ST LOUIS 436 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER WAS REPORTED OVER SOME AREAS LAST NIGHT...BUT WITH ONLY A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LEFT OVER THE AREA...THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SERIOUS FLOODING HAS MOVED SOUTH. $$ ILZ074-079-101-102-MOZ047>049-059-062-065-032130- /O.EXT.KLSX.FF.A.0014.000000T0000Z-080704T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONITEAU-COLE- OSAGE-GASCONADE-FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...BELLEVILLE...JEFFERSON CITY... UNION 436 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...MONROE IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...COLE...FRANKLIN... GASCONADE...JEFFERSON...MONITEAU AND OSAGE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO EXIST A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THAN WHERE IT DROPPED MUCH OF ITS RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAVING ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED AND THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS...MAINLY THIS MORNING. OTHER AREAS OF THE WATCH RECEIVED GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH...BUT THEY WILL ALSO BE UNDER THE MORE PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM THREAT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN OZARKS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. TOTAL RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ MOZ072>075-084-085-099-032130- /O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080704T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON- REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARMINGTON 436 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI... CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...IRON... MADISON...REYNOLDS...ST. FRANCOIS AND STE. GENEVIEVE. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO EXIST A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THAN WHERE IT DROPPED MUCH OF ITS RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAVING ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED AND THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS...MAINLY THIS MORNING. OTHER AREAS OF THE WATCH RECEIVED GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH...BUT THEY WILL ALSO BE UNDER THE MORE PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM THREAT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN OZARKS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. TOTAL RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD FREQUENTLY CHECK FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST...PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CAMP OR BE NEAR AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS DURING THIS HOLIDAY WEEK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ TES
000 WGUS63 KLSX 031843 FFALSX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 143 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ILZ074-079-101-102-MOZ047>049-059-062-065-031945- /O.CAN.KLSX.FF.A.0014.000000T0000Z-080704T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONITEAU-COLE- OSAGE-GASCONADE-FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...BELLEVILLE...JEFFERSON CITY... UNION 143 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ MOZ072>075-084-085-099-031945- /O.CAN.KLSX.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-080704T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON- REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARMINGTON 142 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ CVKING
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 23 hr |
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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.