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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 25, 20214 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2021, 7:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Pike County, Illinois. 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
Jun 25, 2021, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Adams County, IL, Pike County, IL, Marion County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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
Jun 25, 9:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 E Hannibal, MOBEAR CREEK QUICKLY FILLED UP CAUSING WATER TO OVERFLOW ONTO SEVERAL SURFACE STREETS, MAKING THEM IMPASSABLE.

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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 230 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 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 316 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
316 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
897 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

317 
WGUS53 KLSX 260032
FFWLSX
ILC001-149-MOC127-137-163-173-260630-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0013.210626T0032Z-210626T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
732 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Adams County in west central Illinois...
  Northwestern Pike County in west central Illinois...
  Southern Marion County in northeastern Missouri...
  Northeastern Monroe County in northeastern Missouri...
  Northwestern Pike County in northeastern Missouri...
  Ralls County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 130 AM CDT.

* At 732 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 3 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...
  Hannibal, Palmyra, Monroe City, Barry, Payson, New London, Perry, 
  Fall Creek, Center, Beverly, Frankford, Rensselaer, Spaulding, 
  Adams, Kingston, Liberty, Hull, Richfield, New Canton and 
  Plainville.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Siloam Springs State Park.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 72 between exits 4 and 20.
	Interstate 172 near exit 2.

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 3973 9184 3999 9092 3957 9091 3937 9162

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Walsh

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXPike45 min
Jun 25, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Warren40 min
Jun 25, 7:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren6 hr
Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls6 hr
Jun 25, 8:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Montgomery, Osage, Warren4 hr
Jun 25, 9:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles6 hr
Jun 25, 9:43 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLSXLincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren4 hr
Jun 25, 11:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion11 hr
Jun 26, 12:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Moniteau and 5 more6 hr
Jun 26, 12:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole35 hr
Jun 26, 1:25 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMarion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls14 hr
Jun 26, 1:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren6 hr
Jun 26, 3:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles9 hr
Jun 26, 6:25 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Moniteau and 4 more11 hr
Jun 26, 7:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren8 hr
Jun 26, 11:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson, Saint Louis8 days
Jun 26, 11:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles7 days
Jun 26, 12:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPerry, Sainte Genevieve9 days
Jun 26, 1:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXLincoln, Pike38 min
Jun 26, 3:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXLincoln2 hr
Jun 26, 1:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXGreene15 min
Jun 26, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXGreene51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.