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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 1, 2026Boone County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2026, 3:53 AM CDT for Boone County, Missouri. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 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
Jun 1, 2026, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Boone County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 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
Jun 1, 5:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Nnw Columbia, MOEmergency Manager reports a high water rescue on Creasy Springs Road.
Jun 1, 6:45 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Columbia, MOVehicle stalled in flood waters. Fire department rescued single occupant by boat.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 67 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 255 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 2026-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2368 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2026-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
2368 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1403 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
7.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

063 
WGUS53 KLSX 010853
FFWLSX
MOC019-011400-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0022.260601T0853Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
353 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 353 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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...
  Columbia, Ashland, Columbia Regional Airport, Rocheport, Midway,
  Easley, Murry, Harrisburg, Hartsburg, Lupus, McBaine and Wilton.

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

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 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 3916 9248 3907 9213 3892 9216 3890 9217
      3890 9216 3887 9216 3887 9215 3882 9215
      3882 9214 3870 9223 3864 9222 3868 9236
      3871 9234 3876 9241 3879 9238 3882 9238
      3883 9244 3888 9248 3891 9248 3898 9257

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Carney
2 follow-up statements
825 
WGUS73 KLSX 011115
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
615 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

MOC019-011400-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-
615 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING
FOR CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY...

At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that thunderstorms produced
between 2 and 4 inches of rain.  While the heavy rain has ended,
runoff will continue to cause flooding across the warning area.

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...
  Columbia, Columbia Regional Airport, Rocheport, Midway, Easley,
  Murry, Harrisburg and McBaine.

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

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 115 and 133.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3916 9248 3907 9213 3892 9216 3890 9217
      3890 9216 3887 9216 3887 9215 3882 9215
      3879 9238 3882 9238 3883 9244 3886 9246
      3888 9248 3890 9247 3891 9248 3898 9257
      3899 9256

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Carney
337 
WGUS73 KLSX 011400
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
900 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

MOC019-011410-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260601T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boone MO-
900 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3916 9248 3907 9213 3892 9216 3890 9217
      3890 9216 3887 9216 3887 9215 3882 9215
      3879 9238 3882 9238 3883 9244 3886 9246
      3888 9248 3890 9247 3891 9248 3898 9257
      3899 9256

$$

Walsh

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 31, 11:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Thunderstorms are forecast across much of the region overnight tonight through early Monday morning. A few storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds, large hail, and locally heavy rainfall.
  • Dry weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday along with near normal temperatures.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 11:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
1118 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Thunderstorms are forecast across much of the region overnight
  tonight through early Monday morning. A few storms may be
  strong to severe with damaging winds, large hail, and locally
  heavy rainfall.

- Dry weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday along with near
  normal temperatures.

&&

.SHORT TERM...  (Through Late Monday Afternoon)
Issued at 300 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

Showers and thunderstorms in southeast Missouri continue to move
southeast along/behind a composite outflow boundary. The
environment downstream is characterized by moderate to high
instability (>2000 J/kg SBCAPE), but less than 20 knots of
effective shear. Not surprisingly, individual updrafts have ebbed
and flowed with most of the activity staying subsevere. Individual
cores are having a difficult time staying tied to their outflow
boundaries. Once they get well behind the outflow, the updraft
weakens and the storm gradually diminishes with time. That being
said, one or two may produce wind gusts to 60 mph or hail to the
size of quarters over the next few hours, but organized severe
thunderstorms are not expected. Further north, mostly dry weather
is favored for the remainder of the afternoon and most of the
evening.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms may form within a
couple hours after dusk as the nocturnal low-level jet strengthens.
However, more numerous storms should develop near the Missouri-
Kansas border and move east/southeast with time overnight tonight
into early Monday morning. The low-level jet itself (and its
associated moisture convergence) is not particularly strong, only on
the order of about 20-25 knots. This should be enough to ramp up the
coverage of showers and thunderstorms, but probably does lessen the
overall threat for heavy rainfall/flash flood potential. The short-
fused hydrological threat should stay confined to areas that have
seen significant rainfall over the past 48+ hours (mainly
Moniteau/Boone counties), and if these areas likely would need to
see at least some training. The low-level jet does veer more to the
west, so that is possible, but uncertain where that would occur.
Therefore, have elected to not issue a flash flood watch for
portions of central Missouri at this time, but that will be an area
we will have to watch overnight given the wet antecedent conditions.
There is also a marginal severe threat overnight with 2000+ J/kg of
MUCAPE and 20-30 knots of effective shear. Hail up to the size of
quarters and gusts to 60 mph will be the main threats, though hail
may become more of the predominant threat late tonight as model
soundings show a deepening inversion. Elevated convection can
certainly produce wind damage, but it does get tougher the deeper
your stable boundary layer becomes.

Storms will be ongoing Monday morning, most likely across southeast
Missouri. They should exit quickly off to the southeast. The rest of
the day is expected to be dry, assuming we do get fairly widespread
showers and thunderstorms that move through the area and exit Monday
morning. That should help push the effective front to our south,
with additional development in an area of weak surface convergence
more likely closer to the Missouri-Arkansas border. Did keep 20-30%
PoPs in southeast Missouri however for Monday afternoon in case the
aforementioned preceding round of convection is not as widespread as
forecast.

Gosselin

&&

.LONG TERM...  (Monday Night through Next Sunday)
Issued at 300 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

(Monday Night - Thursday)

A backdoor low-level cold front will finish pushing through the mid-
Mississippi Monday night, with a real air mass change expected.
Seasonably cool nights (lows in 50s) along with near normal highs
(low 80s) are forecast along with plenty of sunshine.

(Thursday Night - Next Sunday)

Moderating temperatures are forecast late this week as low-level
winds turn out of the southwest behind a departing surface ridge
axis. Ensemble guidance is in fairly good agreement that the
mid/upper level ridge axis will weaken and shift slightly east
Friday into Saturday, which may allow a cold front to drop into
portions of the area and bring a chance (30-50%) of showers and
thunderstorms. Given the southwest flow aloft across the
southeastern CONUS, this front is more likely than not to stall out
as well and prolong the threat for showers and thunderstorms
at least through the remainder of next weekend.

Gosselin

&&

.AVIATION...  (For the 06z TAFs through 06z Monday Night)
Issued at 1106 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

The focus for impacts this period continues to be showers and
thunderstorms through this morning. The main corridor for these
showers and thunderstorms will stretch from near KCOU and KJEF
east-southeastward through KSUS, KSTL, and KCPS. KUIN has a low
chance of being grazed by this activity, though confidence in this
occurring is dwindling. Storms will be capable of heavy rainfall
that will reduce visibilities to MVFR and even IFR flight
categories, and there is a very low chance for gusty, erratic
winds and small hail at KCOU and KJEF. Showers and thunderstorms
will move south of the local terminals by mid morning, with
confidence high in VFR flight conditions through the remainder of
the day.

Elmore

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...None.
IL...None.
&&

WFO LSX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau46 min
Jun 1, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Monroe, Ralls44 min
Jun 1, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway57 min
Jun 1, 3:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Moniteau51 min
Jun 1, 3:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage46 min
Jun 1, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXAudrain, Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Warren38 min
Jun 1, 4:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCallaway, Cole, Crawford, Gasconade, Osage50 min
Jun 1, 4:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXLincoln, Pike5 hr
Jun 1, 4:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Osage, Saint Charles and 1 more52 min
Jun 1, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage, Washington45 min
Jun 1, 5:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXOsage4 hr
Jun 1, 5:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCity of Saint Louis3 hr
Jun 1, 6:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBoone3 hr
Jun 1, 7:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis3 hr
Jun 1, 9:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLSXBoone3 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.