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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2015, 10:08 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Pike County, Illinois; 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 21, 2015, 10:08 AM CDT (15:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Calhoun County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:09 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 21, 1:26 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ne Martinsburg, MO | FLOODING HAS WASHED OUT CR 777 IN AUDRAIN COUNTY. |
| Jun 21, 3:30 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.6 | 5 W Olney, MO | 6.6 INCHES MEASURED SINCE 3 AM SUNDAY. FLOODING OF ELKHORN CREEK NEARBY. |
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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 1489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607
WGUS53 KLSX 211508
FFWLSX
ILC013-149-MOC007-113-139-163-173-212100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0026.150621T1508Z-150621T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1008 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 1004 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED
BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT.
MANY ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA REMAIN UNDER WATER BECAUSE OF
FLOODING FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORMS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOWLING GREEN...ELSBERRY...LOUISIANA...TROY...VANDALIA...
WELLSVILLE...ATLAS...BELLEVIEW...BELLFLOWER...BUELL...CENTER...
CLARKSVILLE...CURRYVILLE...DAVIS...EOLIA...FARBER...FRANKFORD...
HARDIN...HAWK POINT...LADDONIA...MARTINSBURG...MOSCOW MILLS...NEW
HARTFORD...PERRY...PIKE...PLEASANT HILL...SPENCERBURG AND WINFIELD.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES CUIVRE RIVER STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3961 9059 3950 9058 3946 9061 3938 9062
3920 9059 3915 9062 3910 9060 3893 9060
3895 9119 3899 9119 3899 9126 3896 9127
3908 9171 3953 9171
$$
BRITT2 follow-up statements
690
WGUS73 KLSX 211801
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015
ILC013-149-MOC007-113-139-163-173-212100-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150621T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-
AUDRAIN MO-
101 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND
MONTGOMERY AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND
SOUTHERN RALLS AND PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...
AT 1256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO
SHOW AN AREA SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM LAST
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY EXCEED 6 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF
THE WARNED AREA. MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ACROSS
THE AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOWLING GREEN...ELSBERRY...LOUISIANA...TROY...VANDALIA...
WELLSVILLE...ATLAS...BELLEVIEW...BELLFLOWER...BUELL...CENTER...
CLARKSVILLE...CURRYVILLE...DAVIS...EOLIA...FARBER...FRANKFORD...
HARDIN...HAWK POINT...LADDONIA...MARTINSBURG...MOSCOW MILLS...NEW
HARTFORD...PERRY...PIKE...PLEASANT HILL...SPENCERBURG AND WINFIELD.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES CUIVRE RIVER STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3961 9059 3950 9058 3946 9061 3938 9062
3920 9059 3915 9062 3910 9060 3893 9060
3895 9119 3899 9119 3899 9126 3896 9127
3908 9171 3953 9171
$$
CARNEY490
WGUS73 KLSX 212041
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
341 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015
ILC013-149-MOC007-113-139-163-173-212056-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150621T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-
AUDRAIN MO-
341 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND EASTERN AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND
MONTGOMERY AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND
SOUTHERN RALLS AND PIKE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI IS
CANCELLED...AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3961 9059 3950 9058 3946 9061 3938 9062
3920 9059 3915 9062 3910 9060 3893 9060
3895 9119 3899 9119 3899 9126 3896 9127
3908 9171 3953 9171
$$
KANOFSKYThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Adams, Brown | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 10:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 11 days |
| Jun 21, 1:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Adams, Pike | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 3:46 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LSX | Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair | 39 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Pike | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Adams | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Jersey, Madison | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 3:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Calhoun, Pike | 12 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 10 days |
| Jun 20, 11:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 60 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 72 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 70 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike | 49 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.