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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS St. Louis, MO

December 5, 2021Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Dec 5, 2021, 9:25 PM CST for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2021, 9:25 PM CST (03:25 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 2:30 AM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 255 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 125 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 286 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
125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
462 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

782 
WGUS53 KLSX 060325
FFWLSX
MOC179-060830-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0047.211206T0325Z-211206T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
925 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 230 AM CST.

* At 925 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 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...
  Ellington and Redford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3735 9115 3746 9078 3740 9077 3737 9077
      3731 9075 3729 9075 3717 9103 3716 9107
      3718 9107 3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9111

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
498 
WGUS73 KLSX 060451
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1051 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

MOC179-060830-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-211206T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Reynolds MO-
1051 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST MONDAY FOR 
CENTRAL REYNOLDS COUNTY...

At 1051 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain 
producing thunderstorms have ended, however runoff from these storms 
will likely continue to produce flash flooding for the next few 
hours. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, and radar is 
indicating that light to moderate rain is continuing to fall across 
the warning area.  Flash flooding continues to be likely.

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...
  Ellington and Redford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3735 9115 3746 9078 3740 9077 3737 9077
      3731 9075 3729 9075 3717 9103 3716 9107
      3718 9107 3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9111

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Carney
163 
WGUS73 KLSX 060822
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
222 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

MOC179-060832-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-211206T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Reynolds MO-
222 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR CENTRAL REYNOLDS COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 3735 9115 3746 9078 3740 9077 3737 9077
      3731 9075 3729 9075 3717 9103 3716 9107
      3718 9107 3718 9109 3720 9109 3720 9111

$$

Pfahler

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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.