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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 28, 2009Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2009, 6:14 PM CDT for Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 4 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: Jul 28, 2009, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Pike County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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
Jul 28, 6:15 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Milton, IL	A CITY STREET IN MILTON WAS REPORTED UNDER WATER.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 1 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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: 200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS53 KLSX 282314
FFWLSX
ILC149-290300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0063.090728T2314Z-090729T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
614 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 612 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 
  INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
  OF EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF BEDFORD...
  DETROIT...FLORENCE...INDEPENDENCE...MILTON AND TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 OR IN A 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 3967 9063 3958 9058 3949 9059 3946 9079
      3958 9082

$$

MILLER

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 290254
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
954 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

ILC149-290310-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-090729T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-
954 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL PIKE
COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1000 PM
CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3967 9063 3958 9058 3949 9059 3946 9079
      3958 9082

$$

MILLER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 28, 4:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 4:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
427 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...
/237 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009/
CDFNT DRAPPED THRU CNTL IL AND INTO NERN MO WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY DRIFT SEWD TNGT. NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BNDYS WILL CONTINUE TO
MERGE THIS EVE PRODUCING DIFFICULTIES IN TIMING AND FINDING A GOOD
FOCUS FOR STORMS. A SECONDARY CDFNT IS SETTELED ACRS NRN MO/SRN IA
REGION. THIS CDFNT WILL HELP PUSH TSRA SWD THRU THE CWA TNGT.

ANOTHER CDFNT WILL PUSH THRU THE AREA ON THURS AND WILL BRING TSRA
TO THE REGION. MDLS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. HOWEVER...THE
NAM WAS THE FASTEST WITH REGARD TO TIMING. THE LOCAL WRF AND 12Z
GFS AGREED WELL WITH TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF PRECIP AND TRENDED
TWD THESE MDLS. BEHIND THIS FNT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION ALLOWING DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS TO SETTLE IN FOR A COUPLE
OF DAYS.

AS FOR TEMPS...TRENDED TWD THE COOLER MOS TEMPS. NRN PLAINS HAVE
BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET ABOVE THE MID 70S BEHIND THE CDNFT.
THEREFORE...HAVE CONTINUED THE COOL TREND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.

FOR THE EXTD...DUE TO COMMS PROBLEMS...WE DID NOT RECIEVE THE 12Z
ECMWF. DUE TO THE LACK OF THE LATEST ECMWF AND LOW CONFIDENCE WITH
THE GFS SOLNS...FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PREV FCST. ONE
FEATURE THE 28/00Z ECMWF AND 12Z GFS AGREE ON ARE PLACING A CDFNT
ACRS THE NRN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. AMOUNT OF FORCING ASSOC WITH THE
FNT IS UNCERTAIN...BUT BELIEVE THERE IS AT LEAST A CHC OF TSRA
ACRS NERN MO SAT NGT. THE MAIN S/W SHUD BE JUST E OF THE CWA BY
MIDDAY SUN. SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE S/W SHUD HELP SUPPRESS CHC OF
TSRA DURING THE DAY ON SUN. TEMPS SHUD BEGIN TO REBOUND FRI AND
REACH THE MID 80S BY SAT. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS DUE TO AMNT OF
CLD COVER.

TILLY

&&

.AVIATION...
/1240 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009/

FOR THE 18Z TAFS...SHORTWAVE TROF OVER KS/NE WILL INTERACT WITH
SEWD MOVING CDFNT AND ADDITIONAL BDRY OVER SWRN MO TO PRODUCE
NUMEROUS SCT SHRA/TSRA THIS AFTN AND EVENING. USED SREF GUIDANCE
TO TIME WIND SHIFT AT TAF SITES AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE A REASONABLE
HANDLE ON FROPA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT BUT
GENERALLY STAY LIGHT THROUGH THE PD.

KANOFSKY

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 4:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
402 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-291200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-
SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-
CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-
ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-
402 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. WHILE ORGANIZED OR WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THERE MAY BE ISOLATED STRONG OR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWESTERN
ILLINOIS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AS ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT OBSERVED HAIL...WIND DAMAGE OR FLOODING.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

TILLY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
338 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FLORISSANT              38.80N  90.32W
07/28/2009                   ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL TREE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR SHACKELFORD RD AND
            WIETHAUPT R

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900039

SCHWEDLER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 4:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
438 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       VERSAILLES              39.88N  90.66W
07/28/2009  E2.00 INCH       BROWN              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW ROADS IN EASTERN VERSAILLES HAVE 1-3 INCHES OF
            STANDING WATER. 2 INCH RAINFALL RECEIVED IN ONE HOUR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900040

SCHWEDLER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 4:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
448 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0443 PM     FLOOD            5 E LATHAM              38.56N  92.59W
07/28/2009                   MONITEAU           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ABOUT 6-8 INCHES OF WATER OVER STRAWBERRY RD NEAR ALLEE
            RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900041

SCHWEDLER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
506 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W HIGH POINT          38.48N  92.60W
07/28/2009                   MONITEAU           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HWY C IS COMPLETEY COVERED WITH WATER BETWEEN THE NORTH
            AND SOUTH BRANCHES OF HWY CC.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900042

SCHWEDLER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:46 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
546 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW MCGIRK            38.58N  92.50W
07/28/2009                   MONITEAU           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL STREAM FLOODING REPORTED IN THE AREA. 3 INCHES
            RAINFALL RECEIVED IN LAST TWO HOURS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900043

SCHWEDLER

Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:01 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
601 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE CALIFORNIA         38.62N  92.55W
07/28/2009                   MONITEAU           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TOP SNAPPED OFF OF TREE...DAMAGED PORTION IS 12 INCHES
            IN DIAMETER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900044

JP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun	50 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2009 Every flash flood warning in 2009

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.