Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2015, 11:37 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 8 hr. 5 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
- Aug 9, 2015, 11:37 PM CDT (04:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2015, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crawford County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 11:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Leadington, MO | WATER RESCUE ON WOODLAWN DRIVE IN LEADINGTON |
| Aug 10, 12:07 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Park Hills, MO | 1.5 FEET OF WATER ON THE ROAD IN PARK HILLS INDUSTRIAL PARK |
| Aug 10, 12:17 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Park Hills, MO | ST. JOE DRIVE AT LEWIS STREET BLOCKED OFF DUE TO FLOODING IN PARK HILLS |
| Aug 10, 5:09 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.2 | 2 N French Village, MO | |
| Aug 10, 7:13 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Courtois, MO | FLASH FLOODING ALONG CUB CREEK HAS CLOSED ROUTE C IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ACCORDING TO MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. |
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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 302 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
- 3470 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
725
WGUS53 KLSX 100437
FFWLSX
MOC055-186-187-221-101230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0081.150810T0437Z-150810T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1137 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 730 AM CDT MONDAY
* AT 1136 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FARMINGTON...SULLIVAN...BONNE TERRE...DESLOGE...STE. GENEVIEVE...
CUBA...POTOSI...STEELVILLE...BOURBON...BISMARCK...LEADWOOD...
ANTHONIES MILL...PARK HILLS...IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE...BLOOMSDALE...
IRONDALE...ST. MARY...MINERAL POINT...LEASBURG AND WEINGARTEN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 203 AND 218.
INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 141 AND 162.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ...
WASHINGTON STATE PARK...ST. JOE STATE PARK...ST. FRANCOIS STATE
PARK...ONONDAGA CAVE STATE PARK...HAWN STATE PARK...FELIX VALLE HOUSE
STATE PARK...AND MISSOURI MINES HISTORIC SITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 9065 3787 9064 3774 9065 3774 9114
3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9153 3821 9153
3820 9078 3805 9064 3807 9061 3801 9063
3800 9059 3812 9025 3811 9024 3797 9000
3796 8992 3793 8998 3787 8994 3764 9015
$$
TES2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KLSX 100715
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
215 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015
MOC055-186-187-221-101230-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-150810T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
215 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT MONDAY
FOR CRAWFORD...WASHINGTON...STE. GENEVIEVE AND ST. FRANCOIS
COUNTIES...
AT 212 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FIVE INCHES OF
RAIN FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN
LOW LYING AREAS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FARMINGTON...SULLIVAN...BONNE TERRE...DESLOGE...STE. GENEVIEVE...
CUBA...POTOSI...STEELVILLE...BOURBON...BISMARCK...LEADWOOD...
ANTHONIES MILL...PARK HILLS...IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE...BLOOMSDALE...
IRONDALE...ST. MARY...MINERAL POINT...LEASBURG AND WEINGARTEN.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ...
WASHINGTON STATE PARK...ST. JOE STATE PARK...ST. FRANCOIS STATE
PARK...ONONDAGA CAVE STATE PARK...HAWN STATE PARK...FELIX VALLE HOUSE
STATE PARK...AND MISSOURI MINES HISTORIC SITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE THREATENED BY FLASH FLOODING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.
ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT
WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3764 9065 3787 9064 3774 9065 3774 9114
3770 9131 3779 9131 3779 9153 3821 9153
3820 9078 3805 9064 3807 9061 3801 9063
3800 9059 3812 9025 3811 9024 3797 9000
3796 8992 3793 8998 3787 8994 3764 9015
$$
CVKING745
WGUS73 KLSX 100957
FFSLSX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
457 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015
MOC186-187-101004-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-150810T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
457 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR STE. GENEVIEVE AND ST. FRANCOIS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3779 9131 3779 9153 3821 9153 3820 9078
3804 9064 3774 9065 3774 9109
$$
MOC055-221-101230-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-150810T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
457 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT MONDAY
FOR CRAWFORD AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 454 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN
FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LAST NIGHT AND IS RESULTING IN
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND FLASH FLOODING OF
ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SULLIVAN...CUBA...POTOSI...STEELVILLE...BOURBON...ANTHONIES MILL...
IRONDALE...MINERAL POINT...LEASBURG...RICHWOODS...OLD MINES...
CHERRYVILLE...COURTOIS...CALEDONIA...ST. CLOUD...LATTY...BELGRADE...
CADET...SHIRLEY AND COOK STATION.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES WASHINGTON STATE PARK AND ONONDAGA CAVE
STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3779 9131 3779 9153 3821 9153 3820 9078
3804 9064 3774 9065 3774 9109
$$
CVKINGThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Saint Charles | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 40 min |
| Aug 9, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Aug 9, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Francois, Washington | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve | 21 min |
| Aug 9, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Saint Francois | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 12:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 16 min |
| Aug 10, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford, Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 9 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 52 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.