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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 20, 2021Boone County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT for Boone 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
Jun 20, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 6:34 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Boone County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:43 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1685 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 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1685 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1459 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

854 
WGUS53 KLSX 200639
FFWLSX
MOC019-201230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0007.210620T0639Z-210620T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
139 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Boone County in central Missouri...

* Until 730 AM CDT.

* At 139 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain near the intersection of West Nifong 
  Boulevard and Bethel Street in Columbia, Missouri. Between 2 and 3 
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 
  inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  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...
  Columbia, Rocheport, Midway and McBaine.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Rock Bridge State Park and Jewell Cemetery Historic Site.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 and 133.

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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3906 9253 3900 9218 3883 9218 3885 9244
      3889 9248 3890 9247 3891 9248 3892 9250
      3894 9251 3895 9254 3898 9256 3898 9257
      3899 9256 3900 9256

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MRM
1 follow-up statement
957 
WGUS73 KLSX 201134
FFSLSX

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

MOC019-201144-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210620T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-
634 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3906 9253 3900 9218 3883 9218 3885 9244
      3889 9248 3890 9247 3891 9248 3892 9250
      3894 9251 3895 9254 3898 9256 3898 9257
      3899 9256 3900 9256

$$

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, 8:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Monroe6 hr
Jun 19, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway42 min
Jun 19, 11:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXMarion, Pike, Ralls11 hr
Jun 20, 2:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Monroe3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.