Alert archive / Missouri / Areal Flood Warnings in 2008
Areal Flood Warning 9, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this areal flood warning at May 26, 2008, 5:06 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Saint Charles County, Warren County, Missouri. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2008, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Montgomery County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Warren County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 26, 4:42 AM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:42 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 4:23 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 423 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-271200- 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-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 423 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... 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 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON CONVECTIVE WATCHES...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST STORM PREDICTION CENTER WATCH PRODUCTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE. COMBINED WITH VERY WET TO SATURATED SOILS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS IN SOME AREAS FROM LAST NIGHT...THIS WILL CREATE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH PRODUCT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE AREAWIDE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... HEAVY RAINFALL...OR ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 TES
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 12:04 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1204 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1149 PM FLASH FLOOD BOULDER 38.70N 89.22W
05/25/2008 CLINTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 3 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00173
TILLYLocal storm report, May 26, 12:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
105 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE FLINT HILL 38.87N 90.84W
05/25/2008 ST. CHARLES MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER HAS RECEDED ON AREA ROADS...THOUGH WEST BOUND
LANES OF HWY P NEAR BASTEAN ROAD HAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
DUE TO EARLIER FLOODING.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00175
BYRDLocal storm report, May 26, 1:11 AM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
111 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0108 AM FLASH FLOOD JERSEYVILLE 39.12N 90.33W
05/26/2008 JERSEY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER STILL OVER NUMEROUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS
COUNTYWIDE...THOUGH NONE CLOSED AT THIS TIME.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00176
BYRDLocal storm report, May 26, 1:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
116 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD CARLINVILLE 39.28N 89.88W
05/26/2008 MACOUPIN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE WATER OVER THEM IN THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE COUNTY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00178
BYRDLocal storm report, May 26, 3:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Warren | 57 min |
| May 25, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Pike | 52 min |
| May 25, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 52 min |
| May 25, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Lincoln, Pike, Ralls | 49 min |
| May 25, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 41 min |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford, Franklin, Iron, Reynolds, Washington | 45 min |
| May 25, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Audrain, Callaway, Montgomery | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Louis | 64 min |
| May 25, 8:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 25, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Washington | 42 min |
| May 25, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 4 hr |
| May 25, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Warren | 30 min |
| May 25, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 48 min |
| May 25, 11:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 22 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Montgomery, Saint Charles, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 26, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage | 44 min |
| May 26, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 42 min |
| May 26, 5:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| May 26, 12:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 34 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 48 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 9 hr |
| May 26, 5:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Louis | 52 hr |
| May 25, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery and 3 more | 46 min |
| May 25, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Marion | 23 min |
| May 25, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 6 hr |
| May 26, 1:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| May 26, 6:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Bond, Clinton | 4 hr |
| May 26, 6:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Clair | 4 hr |
| May 26, 7:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Macoupin, Marion, Montgomery and 1 more | 37 hr |
| May 26, 11:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Macoupin | 14 hr |
| May 26, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Randolph | 7 days |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.