Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 3, 2008, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 2008, 2:15 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Brown County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KLSX 031519
FFWLSX
ILC009-031915-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0041.080603T1515Z-080603T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1015 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT

* AT 1012 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES ANOTHER INCH 
  OF RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA IN THE NEXT HOUR. LOCAL 
  LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT STREAMS ARE ALREADY BANKFULL. 
  ANY FURTHER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLOODING.

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE 
  AFFECTING MOUNT STERLING...COOPERTOWN...VERSAILES AND MOUND 
  STATION.

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.

LAT...LON 4008 9071 4007 9068 4005 9067 4003 9061
      4001 9062 3998 9060 3999 9052 3991 9054
      3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9092 4011 9092
      4011 9070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 180DEG 0KT 3996 9075

$$

TILLY

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 031914
FFSLSX

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

ILC009-031923-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080603T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BROWN IL-
213 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM CDT FOR BROWN 
COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 4008 9071 4007 9068 4005 9067 4003 9061
      4001 9062 3998 9060 3999 9052 3991 9054
      3988 9058 3984 9058 3985 9092 4011 9092
      4011 9070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 180DEG 0KT 3996 9075

$$

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.