Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Aug 26, 2004, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2004, 8:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Fayette County, IL, Marion County, IL

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000 
WGUS53 KLSX 260851
FFWLSX
ILC051-121-261300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
342 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 342 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN WRIGHTS CORNER AND
  SALEM ILLINOIS.  RADAR WAS ESTIMATING THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES
  OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST THREE HOURS FROM NEAR RAMSEY
  SOUTHEAST TO NEAR HELM ILLINOIS.  EARLIER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
  FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR SALEM ILLINOIS AND ALSO JUST EAST
  OF CENTRALIA ILLINOIS.

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED AS THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY DUMP
  HEAVY RAINS OVER THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH
  ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES LIKELY.

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

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 3920 8883 3893 8882 3881 8872 3849 8871
      3852 8911 3871 8913 3885 8921 3920 8920

$$
GKS

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 261200
FFSLSX
ILC051-121-261300-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
649 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARION AND FAYETTE
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

AT 649 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SOME MINOR FLOODING OF A 
FEW ROADS IN MARION AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. WATER WAS COVERING THE 
ROAD ON HIGHWAY 37 SOUTH OF LA CLEDE...WHILE A NUMBER OF RURAL ROADS 
SOUTH OF SALEM HAD ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER COVERING 
THEM. THEY ALSO REPORTED MOST OF THE WATER WAS BEGINNING TO RECEDE. 

SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...HOWEVER THE BULK OF HEAVY FLOOD PRODUCING 
RAINFALL HAS ENDED...AND WATER SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE. MOTORISTS 
SHOULD USE CAUTION THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED FOR SOME STANDING 
WATER.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. AVOID BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS
WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER
SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

FG

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 261300
FFSLSX
ILC051-121-261330-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
800 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MARION AND FAYETTE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

RECENT REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT THE 
HIGH WATER HAS RECEDED AND FLOODING WAS NO LONGER OCCURING. ONLY 
SOME MINOR STANDING WATER UP TO A FEW INCHES DEEP REMAINDED IN 
ISOLATED SPOTS ON A SOME RURAL ROADS IN SOUTHEAST MARION COUNTY. 
THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  

$$

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