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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 15, 2020Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at May 15, 2020, 12:24 AM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2020, 12:24 AM CDT (05:24 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2020, 6:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 257 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 2020-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1078 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 2020-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
1078 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1252 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

507 
WGUS53 KLSX 150524
FFWLSX
MOC179-151130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0005.200515T0524Z-200515T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1224 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 630 AM CDT Friday.

* At 1223 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Garwood.

This also includes Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3714 9102
      3714 9103 3716 9103 3716 9076 3714 9076
      3714 9078 3705 9078

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Maples
1 follow-up statement
553 
WGUS73 KLSX 151126
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
626 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

MOC179-151136-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-200515T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Reynolds MO-
626 AM CDT Fri May 15 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 630 AM CDT FRIDAY...

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

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3710 9096 3710 9102 3714 9102
      3714 9103 3716 9103 3716 9076 3714 9076
      3714 9078 3705 9078

$$

GKS

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.