Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 8 to 9, 2010

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 8 to 9, 2010
Start: 2010-06-08T10:56
End: 2010-06-09T03:00
Location: Missouri

June 8 to 9, 2010 · NWS LSX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

A cold front triggered several rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms produced severe weather and flash flooding.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.

A cold front triggered several rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms produced severe weather and flash flooding.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 8, 5:25 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 5:25 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
625 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...
/424 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010/

ANOTHER LARGE MCS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS ONE IS OVER NEBRASKA AND
IS SLIDING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IS THIS
COMPLEX AND WHERE IT WILL GO TODAY...AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
PCPN WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL SLIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE
CONTINUES TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STORMS HAVE TRIED TO FIRE JUST TO OUR NORTH DUE TO THE WAA BUT HAVE
NOT HELD TOGETHER VERY WELL. SO FOCUS NOW SHIFTS TO COMPLEX OVER
EASTERN NEBRASKA/WESTERN IOWA/NORTHERN KANSAS. THE MCS IS TRACKING
TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AND COULD MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 13Z. SO KEPT HIGHEST POPS THERE FOR THIS
MORNING TAPERING OFF TO CHANCE POPS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WHITE HALL
IL TO JEF CITY LINE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEN REMNANTS OF
COMPLEX TO SHIFT EAST OF AREA WITH BEST CHANCES OF PCPN NORTH OF
I-70 THIS AFTERNOON. STILL FEEL THAT HEAVIEST AXIS OF QPF...WILL BE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TODAY. SO EXPECT WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE EFFECTIVE FRONT/OUTFLOW WILL
BE THE PLACEMENT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
HINGE ON WHERE THE OUTFLOW ENDS UP. SO FOR NOW HAVE HIGHEST POPS
NORTH TO LOWEST POPS SOUTH.

HIGH TEMPS WILL BE HARD TO PIN DOWN...DEPENDING ON THE CLOUD COVER
AND WHERE THE MCS WILL BE SITUATED. FOR NOW HAVE MID 70S OVER
NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF CWA TO UPPER 80S OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MO. THE ENTIRE AREA REMAINS IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

TONIGHT THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA. WENT WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE NORTH THIS EVENING THEN
SHIFT THE LIKELY POPS TO THE SOUTH ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR AFTER
06Z. DEPENDING ON WHERE THE ACTIVITY FIRES WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON
WHERE THE PCPN WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY. FOR NOW FEEL THAT IT WILL BE
OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER
SOUTHEAST MO/SOUTHWESTERN IL. WILL SEE A BIT OF A BREAK IN PCPN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN MODELS STILL INDICATE THAT THE FRONT WILL
LIFT BACK TO THE NORTHEAST FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. SO KEPT
CHANCE POPS THURSDAY...AS WELL AS FRIDAY...BEFORE DRYING THINGS OUT
FOR THE WEEKEND. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED.

BYRD

&&

.AVIATION...
/625 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010/

LINE OF STORMS CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM CNTRL IA THRU NWRN MO INTO
ERN KS WILL PROGRESS EWD THIS MORNING. DO EXPECT SOME DECREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE...BUT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO INCLUDE -SHRA/VCTS
IN KUIN/KCOU MID-LATE MORNING. SOME VARIABLE WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. STORMS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO DECAY AS THEY MOVE EWD...SO HAVE ONLY VCSH FOR
KSTL/KSUS AFT 17Z. THERE WILL BE SCT TSRA OVER THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT DO NOT EXPECT ENOUGH COVERAGE TO WARRANT MORE
THAN A VCTS.

ADDITIONAL TSRA ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE SEWD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. HAVE KEPT NARROW WINDOW OF
MVFR SHRA/VCTS THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SELY WINDS THIS
MORNING WILL SLOWLY VEER THROUGH THE DAY...AND BECOME NWLY BEHIND
FROPA. ISOLD SVR TSRA ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION TODAY

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...HAVE VCSH BETWEEN 17-19Z TO REFLECT REMNANTS
OF LINE OF TSRA NOW OF NWRN MO. IF THIS LINE MAINTAINS ITSELF...
WILL NEED TO AMEND TAF FOR MVFR SHRA/POSSIBLY TSRA. SHOULD BE A
BETTER CHANCE FOR TSRA THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT.

BRITT

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
     MARION MO-SHELBY MO.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ADAMS IL-BROWN IL.

&&

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:24 AM CST, 7 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
424 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-091200-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
424 AM CDT TUE JUN 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM
THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS AND ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN MISSOURI AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS
PERIOD ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR PARTS OF
THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS A SLOW MOVING FRONT WAVERS
ACROSS THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE.

MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF ONE
INCH AND ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

BYRD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:53 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
953 AM CDT TUE JUN 08 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 SE HARRISBURG         39.09N  92.39W
06/08/2010  E45 MPH          BOONE              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ON RED ROCK ROAD

&&

MILLER

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:56 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Charles

When: June 8, 10:56 AM CST to 10:59 AM CST
Where: St. Charles County, O Fallon to 0.96 mi ENE of Dardenne
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 38.800, -90.700

Hail, St. Louis

When: June 8, 11:12 AM CST
Where: St. Louis County, 0.84 mi WSW of Tempo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.696, -90.465

Flash Flood, Osage

When: June 8, 8:00 PM CST to June 9, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Osage County, 3.62 mi S of Frankenstein to 1.26 mi WSW of Rich Fountain
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 38.528, -91.878

Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils, causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including a secondary road near the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and State Highway 89, just east of Linn. Also, Highway N in Freedom was closed due to flooding, as well as Highway W just north of Linn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 8, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 2.14 mi W of Japan
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 38.225, -91.339

Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of large trees about 2 miles west southwest of Japan.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 8, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 0.59 mi SSE of Sullivan
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 38.212, -91.146

Thunderstorm winds blew down two large trees on the east side of town blocking a road for awhile.

Flash Flood, Gasconade

When: June 8, 9:30 PM CST to June 9, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Gasconade County, 2.94 mi W of Woollam to 1.65 mi SE of Cleavesville
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 38.380, -91.634

Up to 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and a couple of roads and culverts were washed out. Route Y west of Owensville was flooded for a time. Also, the road leading to the the bridge on the south entrance to Peaceful Valley Lake subdivision was washed out due to the heavy rains and had to be repaired.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, June 2010

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 239110, 239114, 239124, 239122, 239123, 239126.