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Areal Flood Warning 27, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this areal flood warning at Jun 1, 2013, 5:57 AM CDT for Marion County, Washington County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2013, 5:57 AM CDT (10:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Marion County, IL, Washington County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 2269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 1, 4:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 4:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 403 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-011130- 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 MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- 403 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...SO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL LIKELY ON SATURDAY...PRIMARILY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY RAINFALLS OF OVER AN INCH OR ANY FLOODING THAT THEY OBSERVE. CARNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
200 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0159 AM FLASH FLOOD HAZELWOOD 38.78N 90.36W
06/01/2013 ST. LOUIS MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING ON AUBUSHONE AND PESON ROADS
&&
GKSLocal storm report, Jun 1, 2:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
202 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM FLASH FLOOD FENTON 38.54N 90.45W
06/01/2013 ST. LOUIS MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING ON THE 4300 BLOCK OF THEISS ROAD IN SOUTH
COUNTY
&&
GKSLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
400 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0234 AM FLASH FLOOD CENTREVILLE 38.58N 90.10W
06/01/2013 ST. CLAIR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODED ROAD ALONG IL ROUTE 13 BETWEEN BUSCH DRIVE AND
IL 157 AT THE RAILROAD. ONE CAR PARTIALLY SUBMERGED.
FIRE DEPT AND IDOT CLOSED THE ROAD.
&&
KANOFSKYLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
426 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0424 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E EDWARDSVILLE 38.80N 89.91W
06/01/2013 M4.18 INCH MADISON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING.
&&
KANOFSKYLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 31, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin | 34 min |
| May 31, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren | 45 min |
| May 31, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 27 min |
| May 31, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis | 31 min |
| May 31, 8:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 37 min |
| May 31, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 48 min |
| May 31, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 34 min |
| May 31, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| May 31, 10:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 38 hr |
| May 31, 10:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin | 4 days |
| May 31, 11:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Jefferson, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 31, 11:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 5 hr |
| May 31, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Cole, Gasconade, Moniteau, Osage | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, City of Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Cole, Moniteau | 12 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Washington | 32 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 4 days |
| Jun 1, 4:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 4 days |
| Jun 1, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Iron, Jefferson, Saint Louis, Washington, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Cole, Gasconade, Moniteau, Osage | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 12 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Cole, Gasconade, Osage | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin | 18 hr |
| May 31, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 29 min |
| May 31, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison | 27 min |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more | 55 min |
| May 31, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 31, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Madison, Montgomery | 23 min |
| May 31, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin, Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 31, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 23 min |
| May 31, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Bond, Fayette, Marion, Montgomery | 32 min |
| May 31, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair | 54 min |
| May 31, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Fayette | 47 min |
| May 31, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 18 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.