Alert archive / Illinois / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2014, 4:23 AM CDT for Adams County, Pike County, Illinois; Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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 4, 2014, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2014, 10:30 AM 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, Ralls County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.7 | 3 Nnw New London, MO | STORM TOTAL |
| Jun 4, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.78 | Saverton, MO | STORM TOTAL FROM L AND D 22 |
| Jun 4, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.6 | 2 Ne Griggsville, IL | STORM TOTAL |
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 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 2429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651
WGUS53 KLSX 040923
FFWLSX
ILC001-149-MOC173-041530-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0010.140604T0923Z-140604T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
423 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 422 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN LIKELY THROUGH
EARLY THIS MORNING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PITTSFIELD...BARRY...GRIGGSVILLE AND NEW LONDON.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 72 FROM EXIT 4 TO EXIT 35.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3984 9058 3981 9058 3972 9064 3958 9058
3956 9117 3960 9117 3960 9121 3956 9127
3955 9152 3969 9153 3968 9131 3973 9137
3977 9135 3978 9102 3984 9092
$$
GOSSELIN1 follow-up statement
725
WGUS73 KLSX 041426
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
926 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
ILC001-149-MOC173-041441-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140604T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-ADAMS IL-RALLS MO-
926 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS
AND NORTHERN PIKE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND
NORTHEASTERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...AND
HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WHICH REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM.
LAT...LON 3984 9058 3981 9058 3972 9064 3958 9058
3956 9117 3960 9117 3960 9121 3956 9127
3955 9152 3969 9153 3968 9131 3973 9137
3977 9135 3978 9102 3984 9092
$$
KANOFSKYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Brown, Pike | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 1:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown, Pike | 12 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 4 days |
| Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 3 days |
| Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 4 days |
| Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 5 days |
| Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun | 5 days |
| Jun 4, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Randolph | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Shelby | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Shelby | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 11:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 4 days |
| Jun 4, 12:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 4 days |
| Jun 4, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Knox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 2:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 70 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Cole, Moniteau, Osage | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 3:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 48 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 12 min |
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.