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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 27, 2015Marion County, Monroe County, Ralls County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2015, 6:11 PM CDT for Marion County, Monroe County, Ralls County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
Jul 27, 2015, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2015, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 27, 6:45 PM CDTFLASH FLOODHannibal, MOWATER GETTING INTO VEHICLES IN THE DOWNTWON AREA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 231 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, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2015-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2015-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
839 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

804 
WGUS53 KLSX 272311
FFWLSX
MOC127-137-173-280515-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0074.150727T2311Z-150728T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
611 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS  HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  RALLS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT TUESDAY
    
* AT 610 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS 
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH 
  FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HANNIBAL...VANDALIA...PALMYRA...MONROE CITY...WARREN...NEW
  LONDON...PERRY...CENTER...RENSSELAER...PHILADELPHIA...SPAULDING...
  TAYLOR...STOUTSVILLE...INDIAN CREEK...THE LANDING...ILASCO...
  FLORIDA AND SAVERTON.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES MARK TWAIN LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3994 9144 3991 9142 3989 9144 3984 9144
      3979 9136 3973 9137 3966 9127 3959 9121
      3945 9146 3932 9144 3932 9161 3950 9195
      3966 9207 3966 9185 3995 9183

$$

TILLY
1 follow-up statement
176 
WGUS73 KLSX 280515
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1215 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

MOC127-137-173-280524-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-150728T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RALLS MO-MONROE MO-MARION MO-
1215 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR RALLS...NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND MARION
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CDT...

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 3994 9144 3991 9142 3989 9144 3984 9144
      3979 9136 3973 9137 3966 9127 3959 9121
      3945 9146 3932 9144 3932 9161 3950 9195
      3966 9207 3966 9185 3995 9183

$$

TILLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 3:40 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade and 15 more48 hr
Jul 27, 5:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXShelby4 hr
Jul 27, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis20 min
Jul 27, 6:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis3 days
Jul 27, 6:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Pike6 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.