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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 6, 2018Adams County, Illinois; Marion County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2018, 5:40 AM CDT for Adams County, Illinois; Marion County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 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
Sep 6, 2018, 5:40 AM CDT (10:40 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2018, 10:03 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Adams County, IL, Marion County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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
Sep 6, 7:32 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 3.5Hannibal, MO7 HOUR RAIN TOTAL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 209 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2018-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 136 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2018-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 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
136 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
498 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

219 
WGUS53 KLSX 061040
FFWLSX
ILC001-MOC127-061645-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0035.180906T1040Z-180906T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
540 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2018

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Adams County in west central Illinois...
  Marion County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 1145 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated 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...
  Quincy, Hannibal, Palmyra, Monroe City, Quincy Regional Airport,
  Warren, Camp Point, Payson, Mendon, Clayton, Golden, Fall Creek,
  Adams, Burton, Liberty, Richfield, Loraine, Woodville, Coatsburg
  and Columbus.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 inch are possible in the warned 
area.

This includes Interstate 172 between exits 2 and 19.
 
This also includes  Siloam Springs State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4019 9092 3984 9092 3976 9136 3973 9137
      3969 9132 3969 9171 3966 9172 3966 9185
      3980 9184 3994 9144 4020 9127

$$

Britt
2 follow-up statements
136 
WGUS73 KLSX 061249
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
749 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2018

ILC001-MOC127-061645-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180906T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adams IL-Marion MO-
749 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
ADAMS AND MARION COUNTIES...

At 745 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned 
area. Up to 4 inches of rain have fallen overnight, so flash 
flooding is likely.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Quincy, Hannibal, Palmyra, Monroe City, Quincy Regional Airport,
Warren, Camp Point, Payson, Mendon, Clayton, Golden, Fall Creek,
Adams, Burton, Liberty, Richfield, Loraine, Woodville, Coatsburg and
Columbus.

This includes Interstate 172 between exits 2 and 19.
 
This also includes Siloam Springs State Park.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4019 9092 3984 9092 3976 9136 3973 9137
      3969 9132 3969 9171 3966 9172 3966 9185
      3980 9184 3994 9144 4020 9127

$$

Britt
990 
WGUS73 KLSX 061503
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1003 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2018

ILC001-MOC127-061512-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180906T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adams IL-Marion MO-
1003 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ADAMS AND MARION COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended and flood waters have receded. No reports 
of flooding have been received from the area. Flooding is no longer 
expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 4019 9092 3984 9092 3976 9136 3973 9137
      3969 9132 3969 9171 3966 9172 3966 9185
      3980 9184 3994 9144 4020 9127

$$

Glass

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 3:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLSXAdams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette and 11 more60 hr
Sep 6, 9:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFayette63 hr
Sep 6, 11:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey8 days
Sep 6, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMadison6 days
Sep 6, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Clair48 hr
Sep 6, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJackson, Randolph9 days
Sep 6, 2:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMonroe6 hr
Sep 6, 4:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMonroe, Ralls6 hr
Sep 6, 6:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone3 hr
Sep 6, 8:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis5 days
Sep 6, 8:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion4 days
Sep 6, 9:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Osage48 hr
Sep 6, 9:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery5 days
Sep 6, 9:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery7 days
Sep 6, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMonroe, Ralls9 hr
Sep 6, 11:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis6 days
Sep 6, 2:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln66 hr

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.