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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 26, 2018Boone County, Callaway County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2018, 2:19 PM CDT for Boone County, Callaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 9 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 26, 2018, 2:19 PM CDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2018, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 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 26, 2:29 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Columbia, MOREPORT OF WATER 2FT DEEP FLOWING OVER NEBRASKA AVE.
Jun 26, 2:30 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ne Columbia, MOINTERSECTION OF VANDIVER AND SYLVAN IN COLUMBIA IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER.
Jun 26, 3:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese Columbia, MOREPORT OF THE INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY AND WALNUT BEING NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jun 26, 3:19 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Columbia, MO8 TO 12 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER ON ROADS IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA.
Jun 26, 3:55 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Nw Columbia, MOMEDIA REPORTS BEAR CREEK TRAIL IS FLOODED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Jun 26, 4:18 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ne Columbia, MOPUBLIC REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF VANDIVER DR. BEING IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER ON ROADWAY.
Jun 26, 4:18 PM CDTFLASH FLOODColumbia, MOHIGH WATER RESCUE ON ST. CHARLES ROCK ROAD IN COLUMBIA.
Jun 26, 4:25 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 E Columbia, MOMEDIA REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF ST. CHARLES RD. NEAR DEMARET DR. BEING CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD.
Jun 26, 5:11 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Nw Columbia, MOMEDIA REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF BLACKFOOT RD. NEAR STADIUM BLVD. BEING CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 267 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 710 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2018-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 326 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
710 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
326 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

As transmitted.

101 
WGUS53 KLSX 261919
FFWLSX
MOC019-027-270115-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0016.180626T1919Z-180627T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
219 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Boone County in central Missouri...
  Northern Callaway County in central Missouri...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly. Radar estimates that some locations have already 
  seen 2 to 3 inches of rain.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Columbia, Fulton, Auxvasse, Rocheport, Murry, Shamrock,
  Williamsburg, Midway, Kingdom City, McBaine and Hatton.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 and 161.
 
This also includes  Rock Bridge State Park and Jewell Cemetery
Historic Site.
 
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, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3907 9252 3906 9163 3883 9164 3887 9247
      3891 9248 3898 9257

$$

Glass
2 follow-up statements
779 
WGUS73 KLSX 262140
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
440 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

MOC019-027-270115-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-180627T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-Callaway MO-
440 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL BOONE AND NORTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTIES...

As of 432 PM CDT, we've had multiple reports from emergency 
management, law enforcement, media, and the public of flash flooding 
across northern Callaway and central Boone counties. Some of the 
worst impacts have been in Columbia, where water is over several 
roadways. Two and a half to four inches of rain have already fallen.

Some locations that are experiencing flooding include...
Columbia, Fulton, Auxvasse, Rocheport, Murry, Shamrock, Williamsburg,
Midway, Kingdom City, McBaine and Hatton.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 and 161.
 
This also includes  Rock Bridge State Park and Jewell Cemetery
Historic Site.
 
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, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3907 9252 3906 9163 3883 9164 3887 9247
      3891 9248 3898 9257

$$

BSH
218 
WGUS73 KLSX 270107 RRA
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
807 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

MOC019-027-270117-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-180627T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-Callaway MO-
807 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL BOONE AND NORTHERN CALLAWAY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 3907 9252 3906 9163 3883 9164 3887 9247
      3891 9248 3898 9257

$$

KD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis41 min
Jun 25, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis48 min
Jun 25, 7:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCity of Saint Louis47 min
Jun 25, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Louis42 min
Jun 26, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXJefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois26 min
Jun 26, 8:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Francois4 hr
Jun 26, 9:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCole47 min
Jun 26, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Reynolds, Washington42 min
Jun 26, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau42 min
Jun 26, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington39 min
Jun 26, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage44 min
Jun 26, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds40 min
Jun 26, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Warren5 hr
Jun 26, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois20 min
Jun 26, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage and 1 more51 min
Jun 26, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison46 min
Jun 26, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade36 min
Jun 26, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin26 min
Jun 26, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin40 min
Jun 26, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCrawford, Washington62 min
Jun 26, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXFranklin4 min
Jun 26, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXJefferson50 min
Jun 26, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXReynolds17 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.