Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2021, 1:48 AM CDT for 6 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports 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 26, 2021, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2021, 7:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Warrenton, MO | NUMEROUS ROADS REMAINED UNDERWATER ACROSS WARREN COUNTY. |
| Jun 26, 6:25 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.62 | 3 E Silex, MO | |
| Jun 26, 6:25 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.88 | 3 E Silex, MO | 48 HOUR ACCUMULATION TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 248 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted.
130
WGUS53 KLSX 260648
FFWLSX
MOC071-073-113-139-183-219-261245-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0020.210626T0648Z-210626T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
148 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Franklin County in east central Missouri...
Northeastern Gasconade County in east central Missouri...
Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
Southeastern Montgomery County in east central Missouri...
West Central Saint Charles County in east central Missouri...
Warren County in east central Missouri...
* Until 745 AM CDT.
* At 148 AM CDT, Local law enforcement and MoDOT reported numerous
closed roads because of thunderstorms which have produced between
3 and 5 inches across the warned area. Additional showers and
thunderstorms are expected tonight which may produce another 1
inch or more rainfall.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
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...
Wentzville, Troy, Warrenton, Wright City, Hermann, New Haven,
Elsberry, Moscow Mills, Davis, Marthasville, Jonesburg, Truesdale,
Hawk Point, Innsbrook, Eolia, Fountain N' Lakes, Treloar, Flint
Hill, Foristell and Berger.
This includes the following State Parks...
Cuivre River State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 183 and 203.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 9125 3914 9119 3923 9118 3922 9072
3920 9072 3860 9102 3861 9148
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
Britt2 follow-up statements
769
WGUS73 KLSX 260850
FFSLSX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
350 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MOC071-073-113-139-183-219-261245-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210626T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Franklin MO-Gasconade MO-Lincoln MO-Montgomery MO-Saint Charles
MO-Warren MO-
350 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN, NORTHEASTERN GASCONADE, LINCOLN,
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY, WEST CENTRAL SAINT CHARLES AND WARREN
COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
At 350 AM CDT, The Missouri Department of Transportation continues
to report that roads are closed across the area because of the 3 to
5 inches of rain that fell earlier tonight. Additional showers and
thunderstorms will move into the area in the next few hours which
will bring additional rainfall to the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wentzville, Troy, Warrenton, Wright City, Hermann, New Haven,
Elsberry, Moscow Mills, Davis, Marthasville, Jonesburg, Truesdale,
Hawk Point, Innsbrook, Eolia, Fountain N' Lakes, Treloar, Flint
Hill, Foristell and Berger.
This includes the following State Parks...
Cuivre River State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 183 and 203.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 9125 3914 9119 3923 9118 3922 9072
3920 9072 3860 9102 3861 9148
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Britt695
WGUS73 KLSX 261234
FFSLSX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
734 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MOC071-073-113-139-183-219-261244-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210626T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Franklin MO-Gasconade MO-Lincoln MO-Montgomery MO-Saint Charles
MO-Warren MO-
734 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN, NORTHEASTERN
GASCONADE, LINCOLN, SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY, WEST CENTRAL SAINT
CHARLES AND WARREN COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3913 9125 3914 9119 3923 9118 3922 9072
3920 9072 3860 9102 3861 9148
$$
FuchsThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Warren | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Boone, Callaway, Cole, Montgomery, Osage, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 11 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Moniteau and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Cole | 35 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls | 14 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Moniteau and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 8 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 8 days |
| Jun 26, 11:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 7 days |
| Jun 26, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Perry, Sainte Genevieve | 9 days |
| Jun 26, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 3:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 2 hr |
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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.