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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Quad Cities, IA

August 12, 2021Scotland County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2021, 2:29 PM CDT for Scotland County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 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
Aug 12, 2021, 2:29 PM CDT (19:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Scotland County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

672 
WGUS53 KDVN 121929
FFWDVN
MOC199-122330-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0014.210812T1929Z-210812T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
229 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Scotland County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 229 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Memphis, Rutledge, South Gorin, Crawford, Scotland County 
  Fairgrounds, Memphis Memorial Airport, Spillman Mound, Sand Hill, 
  Bible Grove, Hitt, Kilwinning and Etna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4060 9218 4043 9217 4044 9195 4030 9195
      4030 9235 4060 9235

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Gross
2 follow-up statements
982 
WGUS73 KDVN 122134
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
434 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MOC199-122330-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210812T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scotland MO-
434 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SCOTLAND COUNTY...

At 434 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Memphis, Rutledge, South Gorin, Crawford, Scotland County 
  Fairgrounds, Memphis Memorial Airport, Spillman Mound, Sand Hill, 
  Bible Grove, Hitt, Kilwinning and Etna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4060 9218 4043 9217 4044 9195 4030 9195
      4030 9235 4060 9235

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Uttech
534 
WGUS73 KDVN 122322
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
622 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MOC199-122332-
/O.EXP.KDVN.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210812T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Scotland MO-
622 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SCOTLAND COUNTY...

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

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Friday for 
portions of west central Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast 
Missouri.

LAT...LON 4060 9218 4043 9217 4044 9195 4030 9195
      4030 9235 4060 9235

$$

Uttech

The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 2:57 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVNClark, Scotland8 hr
Aug 12, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNScotland25 min
Aug 12, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClark96 min
Aug 12, 10:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVNClark, Scotland6 hr
Aug 12, 11:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClark, Scotland91 min
Aug 12, 12:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVNClark, Scotland8 hr
Aug 12, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClark, Scotland95 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.