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Areal Flood Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 1, 201710 counties in Missouri; Calhoun County, Greene County, Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this areal flood warning at May 1, 2017, 10:58 AM CDT for 10 counties in Missouri; Calhoun County, Greene County, Pike County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2017, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1214 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at May 1, 6:46 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 6:46 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
646 AM CDT Mon May 1 2017

.SHORT TERM...  (Through Late Tonight)
Issued at 325 AM CDT Mon May 1 2017

Upper level low has moved into northwest MO with the surface low
just ahead of it in southwest IA. Still getting areas or bands of
light rain or showers rotating around the low, particularly
across parts of IA and northwest MO. The upper level low and
associated surface low will move northeastward through IA and WI
today. Will continue to get scattered light showers or areas of
light rain today, mainly across northeast and central MO and west
central IL, north and west of STL. The QPF from this rain should
be quite low, not enough to aggravate the current flooding from
weekend heavy rains. Any precipitation should shift northeast of
our forecast area by this evening as the low continues to move
further northeast of the region. With plenty of low level clouds
today to hinder solar insolation coupled with cold 850 mb
temperatures around zero degrees C over the forecast area will see
cool high temperatures, around 15 degrees below normal for the
first of May. There will also be relatively strong and gusty winds
today due to the tight surface pressure gradient on the backside
of the deepening surface low. Cool conditions will continue
tonight as the low level clouds advect northeast of the forecast
area and the surface winds gradually weaken.

GKS

.LONG TERM...  (Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 325 AM CDT Mon May 1 2017

After a dry day on Tuesday, precipitation chances will increase
again on Tuesday night in response to an approaching disturbance.
This feature will dive southeastward and develop into a mature
low pressure system by Wednesday night. The surface low initially
develops south and southeast of the CWA before the entire system
lifts northeastward, a placement which would keep the most
unstable air out of the CWA and limit the available instability.
Therefore, widespread rain is expected with this system rather
than widespread thunderstorms. Although any additional rainfall
will undoubtedly exacerbate ongoing river and areal flooding
across the region, the lack of convective downpours will lessen
the additional impacts. Most of the rain with this system is
expected to fall on Wednesday, Wednesday night, and Thursday,
although some showers may linger into Thursday night and early
Friday morning. An additional 1-1.75" of rain is currently
forecast for the Wed-Thu period.

By midday Friday, the low pressure system will have moved far
enough away from the region for most areas to remain dry through
early Saturday morning. At that time, a separate vorticity maxima
will dive down the back side of a trough and could bring a few
showers to the northern or northeastern CWA, primarily over west
central or southwest Illinois. An upper ridge over the western
CONUS will begin to shift eastward, eventually reaching MO/IL
towards the end of next weekend and early next week.

High temperatures will be 5-15 degrees cooler than average across
the area between Tuesday and Friday. Overnight lows will
generally be in the 40s this week.

Kanofsky

&&

.AVIATION...  (For the 12z TAFs through 12z Tuesday Morning)
Issued at 630 AM CDT Mon May 1 2017

Low pressure over IA will move northeastward into the Great Lakes
region later today. Areas of light rain will move through COU and
UIN today. MVFR cigs in western and central MO will advect into
UIN and the St Louis metro area later this morning. Strong and
gusty southwest winds will veer around to a westerly direction by
late this afternoon or early this evening, then weaken tonight.
The MVFR cigs will clear out this evening.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL: Low pressure over IA will move northeastward
into the Great Lakes region later today. Could see a few sprinkles
today. MVFR cigs in western and central MO will advect into STL
later this morning. Strong and gusty southwest winds will veer
around to a westerly direction by early this evening, then weaken
tonight. The MVFR cigs will clear out this evening.

GKS

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...None.
IL...None.
&&

WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 5:22 AM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
522 AM CDT Mon May 1 2017

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-020000-
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO-
Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO-
Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO-
Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO-
Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-
Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
522 AM CDT Mon May 1 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern and
central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Flooding is ongoing on many area rivers. Some river basins where
major and possibly record river flooding is forecast include the
Cuivre, Big, Bourbeuse, Gasconade, Meramec, Illinois, and
Kaskaskia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Flooding is ongoing on many area rivers. Some river basins where
major and possibly record river flooding is forecast include the
Cuivre, Big, Bourbeuse, Gasconade, Meramec, Illinois, and
Kaskaskia.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

Kanofsky

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 9:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Louis and 2 more12 hr
Apr 30, 11:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Gasconade, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery and 4 more12 hr
May 1, 4:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles6 hr
May 1, 4:44 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more12 hr
May 1, 8:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Louis and 2 more4 days
May 1, 9:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage24 hr
May 1, 4:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more24 hr
May 1, 9:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery24 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2017Areal Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2017Every areal flood warning in 2017

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.