Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Apr 3, 2008, 6:33 PM CDT (23:33 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2008, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Randolph County, IL, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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WGUS53 KLSX 032347
FFWLSX
ILC157-MOC093-123-179-186-187-221-040330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0019.080403T2333Z-080404T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
646 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  IRON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  EXTENDING FROM IRON COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS.
  IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FOUND AHEAD OF THIS
  COMPLEX OVER STE GENEVIEVE AND AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. MODERATE TO
  OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS COMPLEX AS
  IT SPREADS NORTHEASTWARD THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THE THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL PRODUCE BRIEF...YET INTENSE RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 2
  INCHES AN HOUR OVER GROUND THAT IS SATURATED...CAUSING IMMEDIATE
  RUN OFF THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
  AFFECTING TILDEN...STEELEVILLE...SPARTA...PERCY...EVANSVILLE...
  COULTERVILLE...CHESTER...BREMEN...BALDWIN...WOMAC...WEINGARTEN...
  VIBURNUM...STE. GENEVIEVE...ST. MARY...ROSELLE...ROCKY RIDGE...
  PILOT KNOB...PARK HILLS...OATES...LEADWOOD...KNOB LICK...JUNCTION
  CITY...IRONTON...IRONDALE...IRON MOUNTAIN...FREDERICKTOWN...
  FARMINGTON...DESLOGE...COFFMAN...BONNE TERRE...BLOOMSDALE...
  BIXBY...BISMARCK...BELLEVIEW AND ARCADIA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.

LAT...LON 3721 9115 3749 9123 3750 9132 3757 9133
      3760 9118 3772 9116 3774 9111 3807 9024
      3822 8981 3821 8960 3794 8960 3782 8967
      3789 8984 3787 8993 3765 9014 3732 9014
      3731 9054 3727 9073 3706 9078 3705 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 180DEG 0KT 3751 9083

$$

BRITT

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WGUS73 KLSX 040207
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
903 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

ILC157-MOC093-123-179-186-187-221-040330-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080404T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS MO-MADISON MO-IRON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-WASHINGTON MO-
903 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...STE. GENEVIEVE...ST. FRANCOIS...IRON...
MADISON...REYNOLDS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...

AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE PAST HOUR. HOWEVER... 
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI 
CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND WILL AFFECT 
REYNOLDS...IRON AND MADISON IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR...BUT ANY 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THIS AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TILDEN...
STEELEVILLE...SPARTA...PERCY...EVANSVILLE...COULTERVILLE...CHESTER...
BREMEN...BALDWIN...WOMAC...WEINGARTEN...VIBURNUM...STE. GENEVIEVE...
ST. MARY...ROSELLE...ROCKY RIDGE...PILOT KNOB...PARK HILLS...OATES...
LEADWOOD...KNOB LICK...JUNCTION CITY...IRONTON...IRONDALE...IRON
MOUNTAIN...FREDERICKTOWN...FARMINGTON...DESLOGE...COFFMAN...BONNE
TERRE...BLOOMSDALE...BIXBY...BISMARCK...BELLEVIEW AND ARCADIA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3721 9115 3749 9123 3750 9132 3757 9133
      3760 9118 3772 9116 3774 9111 3807 9024
      3822 8981 3821 8960 3794 8960 3782 8967
      3789 8984 3787 8993 3765 9014 3732 9014
      3731 9054 3727 9073 3706 9078 3705 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 180DEG 0KT 3751 9083

$$

BYRD

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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.