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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 4, 2022Bond County, Clinton County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Sep 4, 2022, 4:24 AM CDT for Bond County, Clinton County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 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
Sep 4, 2022, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2022, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2022-09-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 57 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2022-09-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

035 
WGUS53 KLSX 040924
FFWLSX
ILC005-027-041230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0039.220904T0924Z-220904T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
424 AM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois...
  Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois...

* Until 730 AM CDT.

* At 424 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  Tamalco, Beaver Creek and Keyesport.

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 3878 8943 3882 8940 3885 8937 3885 8926
      3883 8926 3881 8925 3874 8925 3872 8928
      3870 8934 3870 8942

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Pfahler
2 follow-up statements
696 
WGUS73 KLSX 041104
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
604 AM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022

ILC005-027-041230-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-220904T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bond IL-Clinton IL-
604 AM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOND AND NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...

At 604 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have produced 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 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...
  Tamalco, Beaver Creek and Keyesport.

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 3878 8943 3882 8940 3885 8937 3885 8926
      3883 8926 3881 8925 3874 8925 3872 8928
      3870 8934 3870 8942

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Pfahler
918 
WGUS73 KLSX 041225
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
725 AM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022

ILC005-027-041235-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-220904T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bond IL-Clinton IL-
725 AM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN BOND AND NORTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3878 8943 3882 8940 3885 8937 3885 8926
      3883 8926 3881 8925 3874 8925 3872 8928
      3870 8934 3870 8942

$$

Carney

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 11:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXWashington4 hr
Sep 4, 3:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBond, Clinton56 min
Sep 4, 5:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXClinton, Saint Clair3 hr
Sep 4, 8:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMontgomery51 min
Sep 4, 9:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMontgomery5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.