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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 3, 2025Boone County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2025, 10:03 PM CDT for Boone County, Missouri. It was in force for 117 min. 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 3, 2025, 10:03 PM CDT (03:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2025, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
117 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Boone County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 258 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 2025-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1505 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 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
1505 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
278 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
7.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

603 
WGUS53 KLSX 040303
FFWLSX
MOC019-040500-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0013.250604T0303Z-250604T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1003 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until midnight CDT tonight.

* At 1003 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain 
  producing water over the road in Route N at Brook Valley Drive, 
  causing a stranded vehicle. 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, Ashland, Columbia Regional Airport, Easley and Murry.

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

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 121 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9243 3906 9244 3905 9213 3903 9214
      3902 9213 3890 9217 3888 9215 3887 9216
      3887 9215 3885 9215 3885 9214 3883 9215
      3881 9214 3880 9216 3874 9218 3873 9219
      3874 9238 3878 9240 3879 9238 3881 9238

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Delia
3 follow-up statements
922 
WGUS73 KLSX 040321
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1021 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

MOC019-040500-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250604T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-
1021 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT 
FOR CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY...

At 1021 PM CDT, emergency management reported water over the roadway 
from heavy rain in Hill Creek Road and Cave Creek Road, west of 
Pierpont. 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...Emergency management 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, Ashland, Columbia Regional Airport, Easley and Murry.

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

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 121 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9243 3906 9244 3905 9213 3903 9214
      3902 9213 3890 9217 3888 9215 3887 9216
      3887 9215 3885 9215 3885 9214 3883 9215
      3881 9214 3880 9216 3874 9218 3873 9219
      3874 9238 3878 9240 3879 9238 3881 9238

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Delia
354 
WGUS73 KLSX 040349
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1049 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

MOC019-040500-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250604T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-
1049 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT 
FOR CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY...

At 1049 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding along 
St. Charles at Demaret and Forum Blvd at Old Plank Road in Columbia. 
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 already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported numerous areas with water
         over the roadway.

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, Ashland, Columbia Regional Airport, Easley and Murry.

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

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 121 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9243 3906 9244 3905 9213 3903 9214
      3902 9213 3890 9217 3888 9215 3887 9216
      3887 9215 3885 9215 3885 9214 3883 9215
      3881 9214 3880 9216 3874 9218 3873 9219
      3874 9238 3878 9240 3879 9238 3881 9238

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

Delia
167 
WGUS73 KLSX 040454
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1154 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

MOC019-040504-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250604T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-
1154 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR 
CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended, but water may linger over roadways. Please 
continue to heed remaining road closures. A flood advisory remains 
in effect.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for portions of 
central, east central, and northeast Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 9243 3906 9244 3905 9213 3903 9214
      3902 9213 3890 9217 3888 9215 3887 9216
      3887 9215 3885 9215 3885 9214 3883 9215
      3881 9214 3880 9216 3874 9218 3873 9219
      3874 9238 3878 9240 3879 9238 3881 9238

$$

Delia

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Montgomery, Warren48 min
Jun 3, 8:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBoone, Cole, Moniteau4 hr
Jun 3, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCole, Moniteau43 min
Jun 3, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Osage51 min
Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAudrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls and 1 more3 hr
Jun 3, 10:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBoone8 hr
Jun 4, 12:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXBoone6 hr
Jun 4, 9:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln29 hr
Jun 4, 1:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole38 hr
Jun 4, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis11 min
Jun 4, 2:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis40 min
Jun 4, 2:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis92 min
Jun 4, 3:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis38 min
Jun 4, 3:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Louis113 min
Jun 4, 3:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis97 min
Jun 4, 4:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington2 hr
Jun 4, 5:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis3 hr
Jun 4, 6:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFranklin, Jefferson3 hr
Jun 4, 6:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCrawford, Washington2 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.