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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 2, 2015Iron County, Madison County, Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2015, 2:47 AM CDT for Iron County, Madison County, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2015, 2:47 AM CDT (07:47 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2015, 8:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 263 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2015-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2985 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2015-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2985 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
457 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.7
Supercell composite
27.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

430 
WGUS53 KLSX 020747
FFWLSX
MOC093-123-179-021345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0049.150702T0747Z-150702T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
247 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS  HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 845 AM CDT THURSDAY
    
* AT 242 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 
  TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.  AUTOMATED GAGES INDICATE 
  THAT STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE RISING RAPIDLY IN THE WARNED AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  FREDERICKTOWN...IRONTON...REYNOLDS...ELLINGTON...PILOT KNOB...
  VIBURNUM...ARCADIA...ANNAPOLIS...JUNCTION CITY...COBALT...
  MARQUAND...BUCKHORN...ROSELLE...OATES...SACO...BELLEVIEW...BIXBY...
  GARWOOD...GLOVER AND CENTERVILLE.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ... 
JOHNSONS SHUT-INS STATE PARK...FORT DAVIDSON HISTORIC SITE...ELEPHANT
ROCKS STATE PARK...TAUM SAUK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...AND CLEARWATER
LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3717 9103
      3720 9113 3725 9112 3726 9116 3750 9121
      3751 9131 3759 9131 3759 9116 3774 9114
      3774 9065 3764 9064 3764 9015 3731 9014
      3732 9055 3727 9055 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

BRITT
1 follow-up statement
837 
WGUS73 KLSX 021345
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
845 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

MOC093-123-179-021353-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150702T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
REYNOLDS MO-MADISON MO-IRON MO-
845 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REYNOLDS...MADISON AND IRON COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM CDT...

INFORMATION FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INDICATE THAT FLOODING IS 
NOT OCCURRING OR THAT FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER 
EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO 
HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3717 9103
      3720 9113 3725 9112 3726 9116 3750 9121
      3751 9131 3759 9131 3759 9116 3774 9114
      3774 9065 3764 9064 3764 9015 3731 9014
      3732 9055 3727 9055 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

GLASS

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 7:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis4 hr
Jul 1, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis37 min
Jul 1, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXBoone, Callaway32 min
Jul 1, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBoone4 hr
Jul 1, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage50 min
Jul 1, 8:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCole, Moniteau28 min
Jul 1, 8:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage4 hr
Jul 1, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau, Osage47 min
Jul 1, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson42 min
Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois44 min
Jul 1, 10:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXJefferson5 hr
Jul 1, 10:14 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington4 days
Jul 1, 10:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Osage6 hr
Jul 1, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford18 min
Jul 1, 11:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington6 hr
Jul 1, 11:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone9 hr
Jul 2, 12:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage9 hr
Jul 2, 3:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Osage9 hr
Jul 2, 4:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole55 hr
Jul 2, 5:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington9 hr
Jul 2, 6:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson46 hr
Jul 2, 8:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone12 hr
Jul 2, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCole, Moniteau, Osage12 hr
Jul 2, 12:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXJefferson24 hr
Jul 2, 12:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin6 hr
Jul 2, 12:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXOsage24 hr
Jul 2, 4:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.