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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 14, 2017Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2017, 6:28 PM CDT for Marion County, Shelby County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
Jun 14, 2017, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2017, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Marion County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 7:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 N Shelbina, MOAT LEAST 6 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 15 AT SALT RIVER BRIDGE.
Jun 14, 11:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOODShelbina, MOU.S. HIGHWAY 36 HAS WATER OVER IT IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS BOTH EAST AND WEST OF SHELBINA. IN SHELBINA, MULTIPLE ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 2017-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1435 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 2017-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1435 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

902 
WGUS53 KLSX 142328
FFWLSX
MOC127-205-150530-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0011.170614T2328Z-170615T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
628 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Marion County in northeastern Missouri...
  Shelby County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 1230 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 627 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated 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...
  Palmyra, Shelbina, Warren, Shelbyville, Emden, Philadelphia and
  Bethel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3994 9156 3968 9151 3969 9171 3968 9172
      3967 9223 3995 9213

$$

GKS
2 follow-up statements
745 
WGUS73 KLSX 150249
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
949 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

MOC127-205-150530-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170615T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion MO-Shelby MO-
949 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

At 946 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain due to a 
thunderstorm over Shelby and Marion counties. Water was reported 
over the roadway at Highway 15, 3 miles north of Shelbina. Three to 
four inches of rainfall has already fallen and flash flooding is 
ongoing.

Some locations that will experience flooding include... Palmyra, 
Shelbina, Warren, Shelbyville, Emden, Philadelphia and Bethel.

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 3994 9156 3968 9151 3969 9171 3968 9172
      3967 9223 3995 9213

$$

KD
979 
WGUS73 KLSX 150451
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1151 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

MOC127-205-150530-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170615T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion MO-Shelby MO-
1151 PM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

At 1150 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding in 
Shelbina and along multiple spots on U.S. 36 both east and west of 
Shelbina. 

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 3994 9156 3968 9151 3969 9171 3968 9172
      3967 9223 3995 9213

$$

Gosselin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis50 min
Jun 14, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis29 min
Jun 14, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis, Marion40 min
Jun 14, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis39 min
Jun 14, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMarion40 min
Jun 14, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXShelby38 min
Jun 14, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFranklin, Saint Charles66 min
Jun 14, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMarion64 min
Jun 14, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXLewis52 min
Jun 14, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLewis30 min
Jun 14, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion42 min
Jun 14, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Shelby45 min
Jun 14, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby46 min
Jun 14, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRalls49 min

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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.