Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 3, 2008, 7:23 AM CDT (12:23 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 2008, 12:30 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bond County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KLSX 031226
FFWLSX
ILC005-135-031730-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0040.080603T1223Z-080603T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
723 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 718 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   
  FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO 
  INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE   
  AFFECTING RAYMOND...WITT...WHITE OAK...VAN BURENSBURG...TAYLOR 
  SPRINGS...RAYMOND...NOKOMIS...LITCHFIELD...HILLSBORO... 
  FARMERSVILLE AND COFFEEN.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 48 HAD ONE TO TWO FEET 
OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF 
RAYMOND. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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 3921 8925 3874 8927 3874 8961 3887 8960
      3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8970 3953 8970
      3953 8954 3935 8954 3935 8914 3922 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 180DEG 0KT 3901 8951

$$

TILLY

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 031736
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1236 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

ILC005-135-031746-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080603T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-
1236 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR BOND AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...

A CHECK WITH AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATES THAT FLOODING IS NO
LONGER A PROBLEM IN THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3921 8925 3874 8927 3874 8961 3887 8960
      3887 8964 3899 8965 3900 8970 3953 8970
      3953 8954 3935 8954 3935 8914 3922 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 180DEG 0KT 3901 8951

$$

TILLY

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.