Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2013, 5:01 PM CDT for Adams County, Pike County, Illinois; Lewis County, Marion County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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
- May 30, 2013, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2013, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adams County, IL, Pike County, IL, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Ralls County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 5:06 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.5 | Hannibal, MO | RAINFALL SINCE 4 PM. |
| May 30, 5:57 PM CDT | FLOOD | Hannibal, MO | STANDING WATER IN SEVERAL STREETS SOUTH SIDE OF HANNIBAL. |
| May 30, 6:02 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Hannibal, MO | BEAR CREEK RUNNING OUT OF ITS BANKS FLOODING TRAILERS. |
| May 30, 7:14 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Hannibal, MO | FLOWING WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON MISSOURI HIGHWAY 79 AT MONKEYRUN TRAIL. |
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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
138
WGUS53 KLSX 302201
FFWLSX
ILC001-149-MOC111-127-173-310400-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0013.130530T2201Z-130531T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
501 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
WEST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 445 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT WATER WAS
FLOWING EIGHT INCHES DEEP OVER HIGHWAY 168 NEAR HIGHWAY 61 ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF HANNIBAL. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN ONE
AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN NEW LONDON AND QUINCY IN
THE LAST HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OVER
THE WARNED AREA THAT MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HANNIBAL...PALMYRA...QUINCY...BARRY... MAYWOOD... NEW LONDON...
PAYSON...RENSSELAER AND SPAULDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4020 9092 3976 9092 3946 9144 3945 9172
3971 9171 3996 9161 4020 9148
$$
BRITT2 follow-up statements
500
WGUS73 KLSX 310053
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
753 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
ILC001-149-MOC111-127-173-310400-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130531T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-ADAMS IL-LEWIS MO-MARION MO-RALLS MO-
753 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS AND WEST CENTRAL
PIKE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND RALLS...EASTERN MARION
AND SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 1100 PM
CDT...
AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL THIS EVENING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. WATER WAS REPORTED
FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 79 JUST SOUTHEAST OF HANNIBAL.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...HANNIBAL...
PALMYRA...QUINCY...BARRY...BEVERLY...CENTER...FALL CREEK...NEW
LONDON...PAYSON...RENSSELAER AND SPAULDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4020 9092 3976 9092 3946 9144 3945 9172
3971 9171 3996 9161 4020 9148
$$
BRITT058
WGUS73 KLSX 310359
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1059 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
ILC001-149-MOC111-173-310414-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130531T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-ADAMS IL-LEWIS MO-RALLS MO-
1059 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS AND WEST
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND RALLS...AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 1100 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 4020 9092 3976 9092 3946 9144 3945 9172
3971 9171 3996 9161 4020 9148
$$
TESThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more | 51 hr |
| May 30, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Pike | 51 min |
| May 30, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 39 min |
| May 30, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 36 min |
| May 30, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington | 36 min |
| May 30, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 37 min |
| May 30, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Madison | 38 min |
| May 29, 10:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 7 days |
| May 29, 10:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 8 days |
| May 29, 10:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 9 days |
| May 30, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Warren | 8 days |
| May 30, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 9 days |
| May 30, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox | 22 min |
| May 30, 4:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.