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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 27, 2017Clinton County, Fayette County, Marion County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2017, 5:12 AM CDT for Clinton County, Fayette County, Marion County, 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
Jul 27, 2017, 5:12 AM CDT (10:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2017, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2017-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2000 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 2017-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
2000 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

905 
WGUS53 KLSX 271012
FFWLSX
ILC027-051-121-271615-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0019.170727T1012Z-170727T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
512 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois...
  Marion County in south central Illinois...
  Southeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1115 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 510 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimates nearly 3 inches 
  of rain has fallen since 200 AM. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Salem, Carlyle, Centralia, Sandoval, Central City, Odin, Kinmundy,
  Patoka, Farina, Omega, Fairman, Boulder, Stephen Forbes Station,
  Shattuc, Tonti, Iuka, Junction City, Keyesport, Alma and Huey.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 127.
 
This also includes  Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3855 8870 3856 8940 3874 8939 3874 8926
      3882 8914 3883 8911 3883 8870

$$

Glass
1 follow-up statement
610 
WGUS73 KLSX 271609
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1109 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

ILC027-051-121-271618-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170727T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clinton IL-Marion IL-Fayette IL-
1109 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLINTON...MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 AM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 3855 8870 3856 8940 3874 8939 3874 8926
      3882 8914 3883 8911 3883 8870

$$

Kelly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMonroe49 min
Jul 27, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun41 min
Jul 27, 4:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBond, Fayette, Madison6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2017Every flash 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.