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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 17, 2022Adams County, Brown County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2022, 3:36 AM CDT for Adams County, Brown 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
Jun 17, 2022, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2022, 6:30 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 8 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, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-587 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2444 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

825 
WGUS53 KLSX 170836
FFWLSX
ILC001-009-171130-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0009.220617T0836Z-220617T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
336 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Adams County in west central Illinois...
  Brown County in west central Illinois...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 336 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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...
  Quincy Regional Airport, Mount Sterling, Camp Point, Mendon, 
  Clayton, Golden, Buckhorn, La Grange, Liberty, Versailles, 
  Richfield, Loraine, Woodville, Lima, Coatsburg, Mound Station, 
  Columbus, Ripley, La Prairie and Kellerville.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Siloam Springs State Park.

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 3984 9092 3983 9092 3981 9116 4020 9141
      4019 9091 4010 9091 4010 9070 4009 9071
      4008 9067 4005 9067 4002 9063 4003 9061
      4002 9062 3998 9061 3999 9052 3997 9051
      3991 9054 3989 9058 3985 9058

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

KD
1 follow-up statement
154 
WGUS73 KLSX 170931
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
431 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

ILC001-009-171130-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220617T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Adams IL-Brown IL-
431 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR EASTERN ADAMS AND BROWN COUNTIES...

At 431 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing.

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...
  Quincy Regional Airport, Mount Sterling, Camp Point, Mendon, 
  Clayton, Golden, Buckhorn, La Grange, Liberty, Versailles, 
  Richfield, Loraine, Woodville, Lima, Coatsburg, Mound Station, 
  Columbus, Ripley, La Prairie and Kellerville.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Siloam Springs State Park.

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 3984 9092 3983 9092 3981 9116 4020 9141
      4019 9091 4010 9091 4010 9070 4009 9071
      4008 9067 4005 9067 4002 9063 4003 9061
      4002 9062 3998 9061 3999 9052 3997 9051
      3991 9054 3989 9058 3985 9058

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

KD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 3:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXAdams, Pike52 min
Jun 17, 3:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Jersey46 min
Jun 17, 4:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike41 min
Jun 17, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison65 min
Jun 17, 5:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMadison, Monroe, Saint Clair68 min
Jun 17, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Madison, Montgomery50 min
Jun 17, 5:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph37 min
Jun 17, 5:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLSXClinton, Fayette, Marion, Washington73 min
Jun 17, 5:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMonroe, Randolph, Saint Clair60 min

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