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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 14, 2018Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2018, 10:19 PM CDT for Sainte Genevieve County, Saint Francois County, Missouri. 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
Jul 14, 2018, 10:19 PM CDT (03:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2018, 4:15 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), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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
Jul 14, 10:55 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 E Bonne Terre, MOCORRECTED TO CHANGE EVENT TYPE TO FLASH FLOOD. REPORT OF A PERSON IN THE WATER AT THE 4000 BLOCK OF CEDAR RUN ROAD IN THE BONNE TERRE, MO AREA. FIRE AND EMS DISPATCHED. SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAM HAS ALSO BEEN DISPATCHED. ONE PERSON GOT OUT AND MADE IT TO SHORE.

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 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 321 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 00:00Z on 2018-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 937 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2018-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
937 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

227 
WGUS53 KLSX 150319
FFWLSX
MOC186-187-150915-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0025.180715T0319Z-180715T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1019 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 1017 PM CDT, local fire officials reported that Highway O was 
  closed near Highway 67 in St. Francois County. Between 2 and 3 
  inches of rain has fallen in the warned area since this afternoon.
  Additional thunderstorms are expected to move over the warned area 
  tonight and may produce additonal heavy rainfall.  

This also includes  St. Joe State Park, Hawn State Park, and Missouri
Mines Historic Site.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 9021 3775 9021 3775 9064 3795 9064

$$

Britt
1 follow-up statement
771 
WGUS73 KLSX 150439
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1139 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

MOC186-187-150915-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-180715T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ste. Genevieve MO-St. Francois MO-
1139 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN STE. GENEVIEVE AND WEST CENTRAL ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES...

At 1137 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported a swift water rescue 
about 5 miles east of Bonne Terre along Cedar Run Road. Up to three 
inches of rain has fallen in this area.  

This also includes  St. Joe State Park, Hawn State Park, and Missouri
Mines Historic Site.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3794 9021 3775 9021 3775 9064 3795 9064

$$

KD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXReynolds31 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.