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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 12, 2021Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 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
Jul 12, 2021, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lincoln County, MO, Montgomery County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 12, 3:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODOlney, MOWATER COVERING THE ROAD TO AN UNKNOWN DEPTH AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY E AND O JUST NORTH OF OLNEY.

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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 256 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 653 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 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
653 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

304 
WGUS53 KLSX 121914
FFWLSX
MOC113-139-122315-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0027.210712T1914Z-210712T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
214 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Lincoln County in east central Missouri...
  Northeastern Montgomery County in east central Missouri...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 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...
  Bellflower, Truxton, Cave and Olney.

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 3898 9126 3898 9135 3914 9134 3913 9109
      3901 9098 3898 9113 3899 9119 3899 9126

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
466 
WGUS73 KLSX 122027
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
327 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

MOC113-139-122315-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210712T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln MO-Montgomery MO-
327 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY 
COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

At 327 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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, highways,
         streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage
         and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bellflower, Truxton, Cave and Olney.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Lead Creek, Big Lead Creek, Buck Creek, Camp Creek, Town Branch, 
  Little Lead Creek, Parsons Branch, Cuivre River, Wolf Creek, 
  Cottonwood Branch and West Fork Cuivre River.

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 3898 9126 3898 9135 3914 9134 3913 9109
      3901 9098 3898 9113 3899 9119 3899 9126

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Carney
342 
WGUS73 KLSX 122311
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
611 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

MOC113-139-122321-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210712T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln MO-Montgomery MO-
611 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN EAST 
CENTRAL MISSOURI...

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

LAT...LON 3898 9126 3898 9135 3914 9134 3913 9109
      3901 9098 3898 9113 3899 9119 3899 9126

$$

Britt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis58 hr
Jul 12, 1:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFranklin5 hr
Jul 12, 3:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXWarren40 min
Jul 12, 4:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXWarren4 hr
Jul 12, 5:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles4 hr
Jul 12, 5:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCallaway, Gasconade, Osage5 hr
Jul 12, 1:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXLincoln3 hr
Jul 12, 6:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXPike3 hr

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.