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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 14, 2024Washington County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Mar 14, 2024, 7:44 PM CDT for Washington 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
Mar 14, 2024, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2024, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Washington County, IL

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 2024-03-15Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2024-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

396 
WGUS53 KLSX 150044
FFWLSX
ILC189-150345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0002.240315T0044Z-240315T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
744 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Washington County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 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 ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Nashville, Okawville, Wamac, Lively Grove, Irvington, Ashley, 
  Posen, Beaucoup, Hoyleton, Johannisburg, Covington, Richview, 
  Addieville, Oakdale, Radom, New Minden, Du Bois, Venedy, Cordes 
  and Huegely.

This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 41 and 61.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 8963 3847 8961 3848 8953 3847 8948
      3850 8943 3849 8941 3849 8940 3850 8937
      3852 8935 3851 8930 3850 8915 3821 8915
      3822 8970 3842 8970 3843 8967 3844 8967
      3845 8963

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Gosselin
2 follow-up statements
487 
WGUS73 KLSX 150154
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
854 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

ILC189-150345-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240315T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington IL-
854 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

At 854 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the 
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
  Nashville, Okawville, Wamac, Lively Grove, Irvington, Ashley, 
  Posen, Beaucoup, Hoyleton, Johannisburg, Covington, Richview, 
  Addieville, Oakdale, Radom, New Minden, Du Bois, Venedy, Cordes 
  and Huegely.

This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 41 and 61.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 8963 3847 8961 3848 8953 3847 8948
      3850 8943 3849 8941 3849 8940 3850 8937
      3852 8935 3851 8930 3850 8915 3821 8915
      3822 8970 3842 8970 3843 8967 3844 8967
      3845 8963

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Gosselin
654 
WGUS73 KLSX 150336
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1036 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

ILC189-150346-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240315T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington IL-
1036 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3846 8963 3847 8961 3848 8953 3847 8948
      3850 8943 3849 8941 3849 8940 3850 8937
      3852 8935 3851 8930 3850 8915 3821 8915
      3822 8970 3842 8970 3843 8967 3844 8967
      3845 8963

$$

Glass

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 7:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXWashington40 min
Mar 14, 7:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFayette, Marion3 hr
Mar 14, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXClinton, Saint Clair, Washington39 min
Mar 14, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXMarion29 min

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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.