Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

May 27, 2004, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2004, 11:45 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Monroe County, IL, Jefferson County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KLSX 280046
FFWLSX
ILC133-MOC099-280445-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
740 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 740 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND 
  PARKDALE...HIGH RIDGE...ARNOLD...KIMSWICK AND COLUMBIA

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE   
  AFFECTING THE BIG.. RIVER AND PRAIRIE DU LONG CREEK

IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...
ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 3808 9061 3816 9074 3849 9073 3849 9042
          3839 9033 3848 9027 3830 8994 3822 8990
          3800 9063

$$

DUMMER

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 280417
FFSLSX
ILC027-121-133-163-MOC099-280445-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1106 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONROE...ST. CLAIR...
CLINTON...MARION AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

A CHECK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN MONROE...ST. 
CLAIR...CLINTON...MARION...AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES INDICATED THAT 
NUMEROUS ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA HAD STANDING WATER...BUT NO ROADS 
WERE CLOSED AND NO SERIOUS FLOODING WAS REPORTED.

WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE RAPIDLY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR 
SO.  HOWEVER...MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION...AS
DARKNESS OFTEN OBSCURES THE DANGERS OF HIGH WATER. AVOID 
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR 
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER 
GROUND.

$$

TRUETT

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 280446
FFSLSX
ILC133-MOC099-280530-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1145 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MONROE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH 
PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE MOVED WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA.  
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES INDICATE THAT 
HIGH WATER HAS RECEDED AND THERE WERE NO LONGER ANY FLOODING 
PROBLEMS.

$$

FG

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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.