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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 31, 2021Marion County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2021, 7:39 AM CDT for Marion County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
Jul 31, 2021, 7:39 AM CDT (12:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2021, 10:45 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Marion County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:43 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 31, 8:17 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ene Hannibal, MOWATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 61 AND ROSS IN HANNIBAL, MO. THE ROADWAY IS CLOSED.
Jul 31, 9:15 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 E Hannibal, MOWATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT 7TH STREET NEAR WARREN BARRETT IN HANNIBAL, MO.
Jul 31, 9:38 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse Hannibal, MOLAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ON LINDELL/PATCHEN IN HANNIBAL. HIGH WATER HAS ACCUMULATED DEBRIS AGAINST THE BRIDGE NEAR WARREN BARRETT/LINDELL.
Jul 31, 10:06 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 S Hannibal, MOWATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT 30TH AND WARREN BARRETT DRIVE.

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 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 2021-07-31Temperature 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 2021-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1355 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

253 
WGUS53 KLSX 311239
FFWLSX
MOC127-311545-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0034.210731T1239Z-210731T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
739 AM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 1045 AM CDT.

* At 739 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches have fallen 
  already. 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, Warren, Philadelphia and Taylor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3969 9148 3978 9184 3995 9184 3995 9144
      3992 9142 3988 9145 3984 9144 3980 9137
      3973 9137 3968 9132

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

KD
2 follow-up statements
022 
WGUS73 KLSX 311315
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
815 AM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

MOC127-311545-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210731T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion MO-
815 AM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 815 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported roadways in Hannibal 
were under water. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
flooding is ongoing.

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...
  Hannibal, Palmyra, Warren, Philadelphia and Taylor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3969 9148 3978 9184 3995 9184 3995 9144
      3992 9142 3988 9145 3984 9144 3980 9137
      3973 9137 3968 9132

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

KD
520 
WGUS73 KLSX 311541
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1041 AM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

MOC127-311551-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210731T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marion MO-
1041 AM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR 
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

Flood waters continue to recede. The heavy rain has ended. Please 
continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3969 9148 3978 9184 3995 9184 3995 9144
      3992 9142 3988 9145 3984 9144 3980 9137
      3973 9137 3968 9132

$$

KD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 5:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXKnox, Lewis3 hr
Jul 31, 6:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMarion, Shelby3 hr
Jul 31, 9:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion18 hr
Jul 31, 9:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion3 days
Jul 31, 3:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis49 hr
Jul 31, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds21 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.