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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Quad Cities, IA

June 29, 2021Clark County, Missouri

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 29, 2021, 4:55 AM CDT for Clark County, Missouri. It was in force for 99 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2021, 4:55 AM CDT (09:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 6:34 AM CDT
In force
99 min
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Clark County, MO

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 425 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 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
425 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
889 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

724 
WGUS53 KDVN 290955
FFWDVN
MOC045-291600-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FF.W.0006.210629T0955Z-210629T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
455 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a

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

* Until 1100 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 455 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has 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...
  Kahoka, Wayland, Wyaconda, Luray, St. Francisville, Revere, 
  Medill, Ashton, Clark County Fairgrounds, Neeper, Clark City, 
  Chambersburg, Peaksville, Antioch, Fairmont, Anson and Battle of 
  Athens Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4026 9195 4056 9194 4059 9170 4058 9169
      4056 9169 4055 9165 4052 9162 4051 9162
      4049 9159 4047 9158 4046 9156 4044 9154
      4025 9166

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Uttech
2 follow-up statements
626 
WGUS73 KDVN 291045
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
545 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

MOC045-291600-
/O.CON.KDVN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210629T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clark MO-
545 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR CLARK COUNTY...

At 545 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall of less than 1 inch is expected 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...
  Kahoka, Wayland, Wyaconda, Luray, St. Francisville, Revere, 
  Medill, Ashton, Clark County Fairgrounds, Neeper, Clark City, 
  Chambersburg, Peaksville, Antioch, Fairmont, Anson and Battle of 
  Athens Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4026 9195 4056 9194 4059 9170 4058 9169
      4056 9169 4055 9165 4052 9162 4051 9162
      4049 9159 4047 9158 4046 9156 4044 9154
      4025 9166

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Uttech
432 
WGUS73 KDVN 291134
FFSDVN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
634 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

MOC045-291144-
/O.CAN.KDVN.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210629T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clark MO-
634 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CLARK COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please do not attempt to drive through residual flood waters.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Tuesday for 
portions of Illinois, Iowa and northeast Missouri.

LAT...LON 4026 9195 4056 9194 4059 9170 4058 9169
      4056 9169 4055 9165 4052 9162 4051 9162
      4049 9159 4047 9158 4046 9156 4044 9154
      4025 9166

$$

Uttech

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 4:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVNClark, Scotland40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.