Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 2, 2014, 2:12 PM CDT for Madison County, Illinois; Saint Charles County, Saint Louis County, City of Saint Louis, Missouri. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 2, 2014, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Madison County, IL, City of Saint Louis, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:08 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Maryland Heights, MO | STREAM GAGE ON FEE FEE CREEK IN MARYLAND HEIGHTS FFCM7 EXCEEDED THE 13 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AT 2...08 P.M. CDT. |
| Apr 2, 3:20 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.2 | Granite City, IL | TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT |
| Apr 2, 3:56 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.31 | St. Ann, MO | |
| Apr 2, 4:47 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.02 | Edwardsville, 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
685
WGUS53 KLSX 021912
FFWLSX
ILC119-MOC183-189-510-022300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0001.140402T1912Z-140402T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
212 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 209 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR INDICATES UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
IN THE METRO AREA...WITH MORE ON THE WAY. VERY QUICK RUNOFF CAN
BE EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BALLWIN...BEL-RIDGE...BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS...BERKELEY...BLACK
JACK...BRENTWOOD...BRIDGETON...CHESTERFIELD...CLARKSON VALLEY...
CLAYTON...COLLINSVILLE...COOL VALLEY...COTTLEVILLE...CREVE COEUR...
DELLWOOD...DES PERES...EDWARDSVILLE...ELLISVILLE...FERGUSON...
FLORISSANT...FRONTENAC...GLEN CARBON...GRANITE CITY...HAZELWOOD...
HIGHLAND...HILLSDALE...JENNINGS...KINLOCH...LADUE AND LAMBERT
FIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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 3866 8996 3866 9018 3848 9073 3863 9073
3863 9075 3874 9076 3895 8968 3870 8962
$$
FUCHS2 follow-up statements
969
WGUS73 KLSX 022116
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
416 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014
ILC119-MOC183-189-510-022300-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140402T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MADISON IL-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-
416 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ST. LOUIS
CITY...ST. LOUIS...CENTRAL ST. CHARLES AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 600
PM CDT...
AT 406 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN NORTH ST. LOUIS CITY AND COUNTY.
BELLEFONTAINE ROAD NEAR I-270 WAS FLOODED IN THE COUNTY. IN THE
CITY...A GOOD PORTION OF RIVERVIEW ROAD WAS FLOODED DUE TO A BLOCKED
STORM SEWER. ALSO...FEE FEE CREEK IN MARYLAND HEIGHTS ROSE TO AT
LEAST TWO FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BALLWIN...BEL-RIDGE...BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS...BERKELEY...BLACK
JACK...BRENTWOOD...BRIDGETON...CHESTERFIELD...CLARKSON VALLEY...
CLAYTON...COLLINSVILLE...COOL VALLEY...COTTLEVILLE...CREVE COEUR...
DELLWOOD...DES PERES...EDWARDSVILLE...ELLISVILLE...FERGUSON...
FLORISSANT...FRONTENAC...GLEN CARBON...GRANITE CITY...HAZELWOOD...
HIGHLAND...HILLSDALE...JENNINGS...KINLOCH...LADUE AND LAMBERT FIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3866 8996 3866 9018 3848 9073 3863 9073
3863 9075 3874 9076 3895 8968 3870 8962
$$
FUCHS146
WGUS73 KLSX 022258
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
558 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014
ILC119-MOC183-189-510-022310-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140402T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MADISON IL-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-
558 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ST. LOUIS
CITY...ST. LOUIS...CENTRAL ST. CHARLES AND MADISON COUNTIES WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA AND
LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING. 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 3866 8996 3866 9018 3848 9073 3863 9073
3863 9075 3874 9076 3895 8968 3870 8962
$$
GKSThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 10:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Saint Clair | 26 days |
| Apr 2, 11:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Saint Clair | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Clair | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 3:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LSX | Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey and 9 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 7:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 8:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 12:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Warren | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 57 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.