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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 10, 20175 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 10, 2017, 11:33 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois. 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
May 10, 2017, 11:33 PM CDT (04:33 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2017, 5:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bond County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:35 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 00:00Z on 2017-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 442 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 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
442 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

454 
WGUS53 KLSX 110433
FFWLSX
ILC005-051-119-121-135-111030-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0010.170511T0433Z-170511T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1133 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bond County in south central Illinois...
  Northeastern Madison County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northern Marion County in south central Illinois...
  Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Southwestern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 530 AM CDT.

* At 1131 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Highland, Vandalia, Greenville, Kinmundy, Pocahontas, Brownstown,
  Mulberry Grove, Farina, Sorento, Shobonier, Woburn, Reno, Pleasant
  Mound, La Clede, Pittsburg, Shafter, St. Peter, Panama, Grantfork
  and New Douglas.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area as additional thunderstorms move across the area tonight.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 36 and 68.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3879 8970 3907 8970 3901 8913 3900 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869 3876 8870

$$

Britt
2 follow-up statements
126 
WGUS73 KLSX 110914
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
414 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

ILC005-051-119-121-135-111030-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170511T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bond IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
414 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR
BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY
IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN MARION...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

At 413 AM CDT, gauge reports indicated flooding was occurring due to 
earlier heavy rainfall, including on the Hurricane Creek at Mulberry 
Grove in western Fayette County. Local law enforcement also reported 
a few road closures due to flooding overnight. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Highland, Vandalia, Greenville, Kinmundy, Pocahontas, Brownstown,
Mulberry Grove, Farina, Sorento, Shobonier, Woburn, Reno, Pleasant
Mound, La Clede, Pittsburg, Shafter, St. Peter, Panama, Grantfork and
New Douglas.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 36 and 68.
 Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 3879 8970 3907 8970 3901 8913 3900 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869 3876 8870

$$

Gosselin
175 
WGUS73 KLSX 111032
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
532 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

ILC005-051-119-121-135-111042-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170511T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bond IL-Madison IL-Marion IL-Fayette IL-Montgomery IL-
532 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHERN MARION...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS EXPIRED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3879 8970 3907 8970 3901 8913 3900 8881
      3891 8881 3891 8869 3876 8870

$$

Gosselin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike44 min
May 10, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXJersey25 min
May 10, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXJersey37 min
May 10, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJersey, Macoupin, Madison27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.