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Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0622...Corrected
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
415 PM EDT Tue Jul 08 2025
Corrected for Graphic
Areas affected...Southern Missouri through Central Illinois
Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely
Valid 082009Z - 090200Z
Summary...Showers and thunderstorms will steadly expand across
Missouri and Illinois into the evening. Rainfall rates of 1-2"/hr
are likely, which through training could produce 2-4" of rain with
locally higher amounts. This will likely cause flash flooding.
Discussion...The GOES-E IR imagery this afternoon shows rapid
cloud-top cooling associated with a line of deepening convection
from central Illinois through southwest Missouri, including the
St. Louis vicinity. These thunderstorms are rapidly intensifying
within an impressive overlap of ascent and thermodynamics. A
shortwave is noted in WV imagery moving over central MO, while a
surface wave and accompanying trough continue to dig southeast.
Additionally, a belt of enhanced westerlies is noted at 300mb
tracking overhead, providing additional, and locally enhanced,
lift. This deep layer ascent is acting upon favorable
thermodynamics with PWs above 1.75 inches and MLCAPE over 2000
J/kg. A pronounced CAPE gradient exists from NW to SE along this
surface trough, providing the focus for thunderstorms, within
which radar-estimated rain rates have already surpassed 2"/hr.
Confidence is increasing that the flash flood risk will rapidly
increase during the next few hours. As the surface trough drops
slowly southeast and the accompanying wave of low pressure skirts
into IL, it will interact with even more robust thermodynamics.
This will be due to generally modest 850mb inflow from the SW at
10-15 kts impinging and converging into the low-level convergent boundary/instability gradient. At the same time, the narrow
corridor of enhanced westerlies will maintain generally westerly
0-6km mean winds to align to the surface boundary, while
concurrently enhancing bulk shear to force better, although still
modest, storm organization. At the same time, Corfidi vectors will
remain parallel to the mean flow and surface trough, indicating a
high likelihood of training as storms back build into the greater
instability and then track along the boundary.
Rain rates in excess of 1"/hr are likely (>70% chance), with
2+"/hr possible (40% chance) as warm rain processes dominate
thanks to warm cloud depths approaching 13,000 ft. While the most
pronounced training may occur across MO, there is an enhanced
rainfall risk into central IL as well as the surface wave moves
into the area and provides a focus for some slow
moving/regenerating cells. With these intense rain rates expected
to continue, this could produce 2-4" of rain, with locally higher
amounts above 5" forecast by 10-20% chance of exceedance on the
HREF.
The CAMs are in very good agreement with this evolution the next
few hours as reflected by significant (20-40%) 1"/6hrs HREF EAS
probabilities that include St. Louis, MO and Springfield, IL. The
limiting factor to flash flood instances may be antecedent dryness
and FFG that is generally 2-3"/3hrs. However, both the HREF and
REFS indicate a 30-40% chance of exceedance, and the urban areas
are even more vulnerable, so instances of flash flooding are
likely as cells train through the evening.
Weiss
...Please see
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