Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 1, 2014, 9:07 PM CDT for Boone County, Callaway County, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr. 14 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
- Sep 1, 2014, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Moniteau County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 9:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Columbia, MO | HIGHWAY WW AT OLD HAWTHORNE ROAD...WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. ROADWAY CLOSED. |
| Sep 1, 9:15 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.2 | 2 W Columbia, MO | RAINFALL IN PAST TWO HOURS. |
| Sep 1, 9:50 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.38 | 4 Ne Mcbaine, MO | RAINFALL SO FAR FROM 6 PM TO 950 PM. |
| Sep 1, 10:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.01 | 2 Se Columbia, MO | RAINFALL IN PAST THREE HOURS. |
| Sep 1, 10:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.01 | 2 Se Columbia, MO | RAINFALL IN PAST THREE HOURS. |
| Sep 1, 10:05 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Columbia, MO | HIGHWAY ZZ CLOSED |
| Sep 1, 10:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.1 | Williamsburg, MO | RAINFALL SO FAR. |
| Sep 1, 10:54 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbia, MO | WATER OVER SCOTT BLVD NEAR BELLEVIEW DR. |
| Sep 1, 10:57 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Columbia, MO | WATER OVER CREASY SPRINGS RD NEAR PROCTOR DR. |
| Sep 1, 11:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.23 | 1 Nnw Columbia, MO | RAINFALL IN PAST 5 HOURS. |
| Sep 1, 11:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Kingdom City, MO | UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 54 JUST SOUTH OF KINGDOM CITY. HIGHWAY IS CURRENTLY OPEN. |
| Sep 2, 12:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.84 | 4 Ne Mcbaine, MO | RAINFALL SINCE 6 PM. |
| Sep 2, 12:10 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.83 | 1 Nnw Columbia, MO | |
| Sep 2, 1:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.07 | 1 Nnw Columbia, MO | RAINFALL SO FAR. LIGHT RAIN STILL FALLING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 2037 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
548
WGUS53 KLSX 020207
FFWLSX
MOC019-027-135-020600-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0020.140902T0207Z-140902T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
907 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHEASTERN MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 906 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
SEVERAL AREAS IN COLUMBIA ARE REPORTING JUST OVER 3 INCHES OF
RAIN SINCE 6 PM. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...RUNOFF FROM THIS EVENINGS HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT EVEN AFTER THE HEAVY
RAIN SUBSIDES.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ASHLAND...COLUMBIA...FULTON...AUXVASSE...EASLEY...JAMESTOWN...
MIDWAY...MURRY...NEW BLOOMFIELD...ROCHEPORT...SHAMROCK AND
WILLIAMSBURG.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES JEWELL CEMETERY HISTORIC SITE AND ROCK BRIDGE
STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI FROM EXIT 115 TO EXIT 161.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3891 9251 3893 9251 3898 9257 3907 9253
3906 9165 3871 9164 3871 9234 3874 9239
3871 9240 3871 9261
$$
TRUETT1 follow-up statement
780
WGUS73 KLSX 020330
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
MOC019-027-135-020600-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140902T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONITEAU MO-
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONITEAU...
CALLAWAY AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...
AT 1024 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 6 PM ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ASHLAND...COLUMBIA...FULTON...AUXVASSE...EASLEY...JAMESTOWN...
MIDWAY...MURRY...NEW BLOOMFIELD...ROCHEPORT...SHAMROCK AND
WILLIAMSBURG.
HINKSON CREEK IN BOONE COUNTY IS JUST A FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE AS OF
10 PM. FLOOD STAGE ON HINKSON CREEK IS 15 FEET.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES JEWELL CEMETERY HISTORIC SITE AND ROCK BRIDGE
STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI FROM EXIT 115 TO EXIT 161.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3891 9251 3893 9251 3898 9257 3907 9253
3906 9165 3871 9164 3871 9234 3874 9239
3871 9240 3871 9261
$$
BYRDThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren | 52 min |
| Sep 1, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 32 min |
| Sep 1, 10:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 23 min |
| Sep 1, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 12:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Moniteau, Montgomery | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 7 days |
| Sep 2, 7:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 38 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 8 hr |
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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.