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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO

July 26, 20224 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2022, 1:03 AM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 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 26, 2022, 1:03 AM CDT (06:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2022, 7:00 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, Callaway County, MO, Montgomery County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:05 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 26, 6:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOODVandiver, MOEAST LIBERTY ROAD CLOSED AT READING FARMS.
Jul 26, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.911 Ene Hallsville, MOAM OBSERVATION, RAIN CONTINUED.
Jul 26, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4.3Centralia, MOAM OBSERVATION, RAIN CONTINUED.
Jul 26, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.153 Sw Middletown, MOAM OBSERVATION, RAIN CONTINUED.
Jul 26, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.292 Nne Martinsburg, MOAM OBSERVATION, RAIN CONTINUED.
Jul 26, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 7.053 Ssw Mexico, MOAM OBSERVATION, RAIN CONTINUED.

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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 298 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 2022-07-26Temperature 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 2022-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
1158 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

182 
WGUS53 KLSX 260603
FFWLSX
MOC007-019-027-139-261200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0013.220726T0603Z-220726T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
103 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2022

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Audrain County in central Missouri...
  Northern Boone County in central Missouri...
  Northeastern Callaway County in central Missouri...
  Montgomery County in east central Missouri...

* Until 700 AM CDT.

* At 103 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. 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...
  Mexico, Centralia, Montgomery City, Wellsville, Hallsville, 
  Auxvasse, Sturgeon, New Florence, Jonesburg, Laddonia, Bellflower, 
  Martinsburg, Shamrock, Mineola, Murry, Buell, Harrisburg, High 
  Hill, Middletown and Rush Hill.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Finger Lakes State Park and Graham Cave State Park.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 170 and 183.

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 9231 3932 9231 3927 9171 3918 9142
      3914 9141 3914 9126 3884 9126 3884 9138
      3912 9250 3925 9243

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Britt
1 follow-up statement
090 
WGUS73 KLSX 260854
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
354 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2022

MOC007-019-027-139-261200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220726T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Audrain MO-Boone MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO-
354 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING 
FOR AUDRAIN, NORTHERN BOONE AND NORTHEASTERN CALLAWAY COUNTIES IN 
CENTRAL MISSOURI AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

At 354 AM CDT, The Missouri Department of Transportation reports 
highway 19 is closed due to flooding just south of Wellsville 
because of flooding. Between 3 and 8 inches of rain have fallen. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Trained spotters 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...
  Mexico, Centralia, Montgomery City, Wellsville, Hallsville, 
  Auxvasse, Sturgeon, New Florence, Jonesburg, Laddonia, Bellflower, 
  Martinsburg, Shamrock, Mineola, Murry, Buell, Harrisburg, High 
  Hill, Middletown and Rush Hill.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Finger Lakes State Park and Graham Cave State Park.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 170 and 183.

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 9231 3932 9231 3927 9171 3918 9142
      3914 9141 3914 9126 3884 9126 3884 9138
      3912 9250 3925 9243

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Britt

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 12:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Montgomery23 min
Jul 26, 1:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Warren6 hr
Jul 26, 1:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis19 min
Jul 26, 2:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis6 hr
Jul 26, 2:42 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLSXCrawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more8 hr
Jul 26, 3:36 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis8 hr
Jul 26, 4:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles21 days
Jul 26, 5:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln53 hr
Jul 26, 7:03 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Montgomery8 hr
Jul 26, 7:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Warren5 hr
Jul 26, 11:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis4 hr
Jul 26, 12:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln20 hr
Jul 26, 12:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Saint Charles, Warren4 hr

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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.