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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 19, 2021Audrain County, Boone County, Monroe County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 8:42 PM CDT for Audrain County, Boone County, Monroe County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 19, 2021, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 2:13 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Monroe County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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
Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDTFLASH FLOODCentralia, MOSEVERAL ROADS IN CENTRALIA FLOODED.
Jun 19, 10:15 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Wnw Hallsville, MOWATER OVER THE ROADWAY ALONG TUCKER SCHOOL ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 124.

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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 292 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 2021-06-20Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
2652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

329 
WGUS53 KLSX 200142
FFWLSX
MOC007-019-137-200745-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0006.210620T0142Z-210620T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
842 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Boone County in central Missouri...
  Audrain County in central Missouri...
  Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 245 AM CDT Sunday.

* At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Mexico, Centralia, Hallsville, Sturgeon, Laddonia, Farber,
  Martinsburg, Rush Hill, Benton City, Vandiver and Thompson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 9243 3925 9231 3944 9231 3934 9172
      3932 9172 3932 9163 3931 9155 3915 9161
      3915 9163 3906 9164 3906 9179 3916 9248

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

KD
2 follow-up statements
286 
WGUS73 KLSX 200307
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1007 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

MOC007-019-137-200745-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210620T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-Audrain MO-Monroe MO-
1007 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT SUNDAY
FOR NORTHEASTERN BOONE...AUDRAIN AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 1006 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in Centralia. Three to four inches of rain have already fallen 
and light to moderate rainfall continues.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage 
         and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mexico, Centralia, Hallsville, Sturgeon, Laddonia, Farber,
Martinsburg, Rush Hill, Benton City, Vandiver and Thompson.

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 3925 9243 3925 9231 3944 9231 3934 9172
      3932 9172 3932 9163 3931 9155 3915 9161
      3915 9163 3906 9164 3906 9179 3916 9248

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

KD
059 
WGUS73 KLSX 200713
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
213 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

MOC007-019-137-200723-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210620T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Audrain MO-Boone MO-Monroe MO-
213 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR AUDRAIN AND NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES 
IN CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN 
MISSOURI HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

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

LAT...LON 3925 9243 3925 9231 3944 9231 3934 9172
      3932 9172 3932 9163 3931 9155 3915 9161
      3915 9163 3906 9164 3906 9179 3916 9248

$$

MRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Pike48 min
Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles44 min
Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis21 min
Jun 19, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway42 min
Jun 19, 11:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMarion, Pike, Ralls11 hr
Jun 20, 1:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXBoone5 hr
Jun 20, 2:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Monroe3 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.