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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 1, 2017Lincoln County, Saint Charles County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2017, 4:16 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Saint Charles County, Missouri. 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 1, 2017, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Unknown

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2017-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 267 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 2017-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 459 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
267 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
696 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
459 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
418 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
5.7

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The text

As transmitted.

773 
WGUS53 KLSX 010916
FFWLSX
MOC113-183-011515-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0009.170501T0916Z-170501T1515Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
416 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  A Levee Failure in...
  Northwestern St. Charles County in east central Missouri...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in east central Missouri...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 415 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported a levee on the 
  Cuivre River on the west side of Highway 79 has failed causing 
  flash flooding of immediately surrounding areas.

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 3895 9072 3890 9072 3890 9077 3895 9077

$$

Kanofsky
1 follow-up statement
123 
WGUS73 KLSX 011513
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1013 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

MOC113-183-011519-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170501T1515Z/
/00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
St. Charles MO-Lincoln MO-
1013 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES AND
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 AM CDT...

The flash flood warning that was issued for a levee failure on the 
Cuivre River will be allowed to expire. 

An areal flood warning for the entire county as well as a river 
flood warning for the Cuivre River remains in effect. 

Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. Never drive 
through barricades or into any flooded roadways.

LAT...LON 3895 9072 3890 9072 3890 9077 3895 9077

$$

Glass

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, 4:44 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, 10:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Gasconade, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery and 4 more24 hr
May 1, 4:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more24 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 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.