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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2013, 4:11 PM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. 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
- Jun 17, 2013, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Carlyle, IL | WATER OVER HIGHWAY 127 NORTH OF CARLYLE...DEPTH UNKNOWN. |
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Huey, IL | WATER OVER OLD HIGHWAY 50...DEPTH UNKNOWN |
| Jun 17, 5:42 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sandoval, IL | U.S. 51 NORTH OF SANDOVAL - WATER IS OVER HIGHWAY 51. DEPTH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Jun 17, 6:03 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Sandoval, IL | TRAINED SPOOTTER REPORTED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER OVER RED STRIP ROAD 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANDOVAL IL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 411 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1373 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784
WGUS53 KLSX 172111
FFWLSX
ILC005-027-051-121-180300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0032.130617T2111Z-130618T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
411 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLINTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 410 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2
INCHES PER HOUR WITH THESE STORMS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BREESE...CARLYLE...CENTRALIA...NEW BADEN...SALEM...ALBERS...
AVISTON...BEAVER CREEK...BECKEMEYER...BOULDER...CENTRAL CITY...
FAIRMAN...FARINA...GERMANTOWN...HELM...JAMESTOWN...KINMUNDY...
ODIN...OMEGA...PATOKA...POCAHONTAS...SANDOVAL...SHATTUC...
SHOBONIER...ST. ROSE...STEPHEN FORBES STATION...TAMALCO AND
TRENTON.
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 8870 3847 8908 3848 8915 3850 8915
3852 8936 3850 8937 3850 8943 3847 8947
3847 8960 3851 8971 3865 8971 3866 8959
3881 8959 3898 8880 3891 8880 3891 8869
$$
PHILLIPSON2 follow-up statements
004
WGUS73 KLSX 172249
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
549 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
ILC005-027-051-121-180300-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130618T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-BOND IL-CLINTON IL-
549 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLINTON...SOUTHERN
BOND...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 INCH WERE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH
RADAR ESTIMATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN A BAND ACROSS NORTHERN
CLINTON...SOUTHERN BOND...SOUTHERN FAYETTE...AND NORTHERN MARION
COUNTIES.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BREESE...CARLYLE...CENTRALIA...NEW BADEN...SALEM...ALBERS...
AVISTON...BEAVER CREEK...BECKEMEYER...BOULDER...CENTRAL CITY...
FAIRMAN...FARINA...GERMANTOWN...HELM...JAMESTOWN...KINMUNDY...ODIN...
OMEGA...PATOKA...SANDOVAL...SHATTUC...SHOBONIER...ST. ROSE...STEPHEN
FORBES STATION...TAMALCO AND TRENTON.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER MULTIPLE ROADWAYS...INCLUDING
HIGHWAY 127 NORTH OF CARLYLE AND OLD HIGHWAY 50 IN CLINTON
COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 51 IN MARION COUNTY.
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3847 8870 3847 8908 3848 8915 3850 8915
3852 8936 3850 8937 3850 8943 3847 8947
3847 8960 3851 8971 3865 8971 3866 8959
3881 8959 3898 8880 3891 8880 3891 8869
$$
PHILLIPSON954
WGUS73 KLSX 180253
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
953 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
ILC005-027-051-121-180308-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130618T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARION IL-FAYETTE IL-BOND IL-CLINTON IL-
953 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CLINTON...SOUTHERN
BOND...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES 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 3847 8870 3847 8908 3848 8915 3850 8915
3852 8936 3850 8937 3850 8943 3847 8947
3847 8960 3851 8971 3865 8971 3866 8959
3881 8959 3898 8880 3891 8880 3891 8869
$$
GLASSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Randolph | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Monroe | 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.