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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 10, 2018Montgomery County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2018, 7:22 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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 10, 2018, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2018, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Montgomery County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 8:10 PM CDTFLASH FLOODNokomis, ILSTREET FLOODING WITH WATER TO THE BOTTOM OF CAR DOORS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2018-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 407 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 2018-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
407 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-200 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

416 
WGUS53 KLSX 110022
FFWLSX
ILC135-110615-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0010.180611T0022Z-180611T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
722 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Montgomery County in south central Illinois...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 722 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...
  Hillsboro, Nokomis, Raymond, Witt, Coalton, Waggoner, Harvel,
  Ohlman, Wenonah and Honey Bend.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 60 and 63.
 
This also includes Lake Lou Yaeger.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3923 8970 3938 8970 3938 8953 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914

$$

Tilly
2 follow-up statements
940 
WGUS73 KLSX 110301
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1001 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

ILC135-110615-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-180611T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Montgomery IL-
1001 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY...

At 959 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in the 
Nokomis area. Up to four inches of rain have already fallen. Flash 
flooding is already occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hillsboro, Nokomis, Raymond, Witt, Coalton, Waggoner, Harvel, Ohlman,
Wenonah and Honey Bend.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 60 and 63.
 
This also includes Lake Lou Yaeger.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3923 8970 3938 8970 3938 8953 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914

$$

Tilly
470 
WGUS73 KLSX 110613
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
113 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2018

ILC135-110623-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-180611T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Montgomery IL-
113 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 115 AM CDT...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3923 8970 3938 8970 3938 8953 3935 8953
      3935 8914 3922 8914

$$

GKS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCalhoun38 min
Jun 11, 3:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXGreene45 min
Jun 11, 4:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike27 min
Jun 11, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGreene47 min
Jun 11, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXMadison24 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.