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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 28, 2018Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2018, 8:51 PM CDT for Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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 28, 2018, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2018, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:51 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 28, 9:45 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 E Leadington, MOWIDESPREAD ROAD FLOODING REPORTED ACROSS ST FRANCOIS COUNTY.
Jun 28, 10:10 PM CDTFLASH FLOODBonne Terre, MO1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER OVER HIGHWAY K IN BONNE TERRE.
Jun 28, 10:27 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.64Desloge, MOSTORM TOTAL FROM SPOTTER.

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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 281 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 2018-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1599 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 2018-06-29The 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
1599 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-203 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1432 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WGUS53 KLSX 290151
FFWLSX
MOC186-187-290745-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0022.180629T0151Z-180629T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
851 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri...
  St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 850 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Farmington, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve, Bismarck,
  Leadwood, Park Hills, Iron Mountain Lake, Bloomsdale, St. Mary,
  Womac, Knob Lick, Rocky Ridge, Iron Mountain, Weingarten, Coffman,
  Leadington, Blackwell, Minnith and Libertyville.

This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 141 and 162.
 
This also includes St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, Hawn 
State Park, Felix Valle House State Park, and Missouri Mines 
Historic Site.
 
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 3808 9064 3807 9061 3801 9063 3800 9058
      3804 9041 3809 9033 3809 9029 3813 9025
      3809 9021 3806 9013 3802 9010 3801 9006
      3797 9000 3797 8994 3796 8992 3793 8998
      3787 8994 3783 8999 3764 9015 3764 9065

$$

Tilly
1 follow-up statement
487 
WGUS73 KLSX 290244
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
944 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

MOC186-187-290745-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-180629T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ste. Genevieve MO-St. Francois MO-
944 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
STE. GENEVIEVE AND ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES...

At 943 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding across 
portions of St. Francois County with numerous roads flooded, 
including highway 8. Two to three inches of rain have already 
fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Farmington, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve, Bismarck, Leadwood,
Park Hills, Iron Mountain Lake, Bloomsdale, St. Mary, Womac, Knob
Lick, Rocky Ridge, Iron Mountain, Weingarten, Coffman, Leadington,
Blackwell, Minnith and Libertyville.

This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 141 and 162.
 
This also includes St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, Hawn 
State Park, Felix Valle House State Park, and Missouri Mines 
Historic Site.
 
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 3808 9064 3807 9061 3801 9063 3800 9058
      3804 9041 3809 9033 3809 9029 3813 9025
      3809 9021 3806 9013 3802 9010 3801 9006
      3797 9000 3797 8994 3796 8992 3793 8998
      3787 8994 3783 8999 3764 9015 3764 9065

$$

Tilly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXJefferson37 min
Jun 28, 8:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXJefferson6 hr
Jun 28, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXSaint Francois, Washington49 min
Jun 28, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXIron41 min

Nearby

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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.