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Areal Flood Warning 27, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 1, 2013Marion County, Washington County, Illinois

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2269 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 228 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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, May 31, 4:03 PM CDT, 13 hours 54 minutes before
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

&&

GKS
Local 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

&&

GKS
Local 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.

&&

KANOFSKY
Local 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.

&&

KANOFSKY
Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXLincoln29 min
May 31, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin34 min
May 31, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren45 min
May 31, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis27 min
May 31, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis31 min
May 31, 8:08 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis37 min
May 31, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis48 min
May 31, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis34 min
May 31, 8:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, City of Saint Louis6 hr
May 31, 10:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles38 hr
May 31, 10:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin4 days
May 31, 11:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Jefferson, Washington6 hr
May 31, 11:25 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau5 hr
May 31, 11:54 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCallaway9 hr
Jun 1, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCole, Gasconade, Moniteau, Osage8 hr
Jun 1, 2:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, City of Saint Louis7 hr
Jun 1, 3:55 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau12 hr
Jun 1, 4:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds6 hr
Jun 1, 4:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington32 hr
Jun 1, 4:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Jefferson4 days
Jun 1, 4:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis4 days
Jun 1, 5:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Jefferson, Saint Louis, Washington, City of Saint Louis6 hr
Jun 1, 8:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCole, Gasconade, Moniteau, Osage7 hr
Jun 1, 9:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin8 hr
Jun 1, 9:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds12 hr
Jun 1, 3:55 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCole, Gasconade, Osage6 hr
Jun 1, 5:28 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin18 hr
May 31, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXGreene, Jersey, Macoupin29 min
May 31, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Madison27 min
May 31, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more55 min
May 31, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery25 min
May 31, 8:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Madison, Montgomery23 min
May 31, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMacoupin, Montgomery34 min
May 31, 9:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXMacoupin23 min
May 31, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Marion, Montgomery32 min
May 31, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Madison, Saint Clair54 min
May 31, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFayette47 min
May 31, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin6 hr
Jun 1, 12:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMarion, Washington6 hr
Jun 1, 11:51 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMarion, Washington6 hr
Jun 1, 5:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMarion18 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2013Every areal flood warning in 2013

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.