Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jul 28, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT (05:00 UTC)

Expired

Jul 28, 2008, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:03 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 280500
FFWLSX
MOC007-019-027-281100-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0085.080728T0500Z-080728T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1200 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
  CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT MONDAY

* AT 1150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES
  OF ONE AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN
  THE AREA OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. NUMEROUS ROADS HAD FLOWING WATER
  OVER THEM INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 54 TWO MILES SOUTH OF LADDONIA...
  AND ROADS IN NORTHERN BOONE AND CALLAWAY COUNTIES.

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
  AFFECTING VANDALIA...STURGEON...MURRY...MEXICO...MARTINSBURG...
  LADDONIA...HALLSVILLE...AUXVASSE AND CENTRALIA.

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.

LAT...LON 3925 9243 3925 9232 3935 9231 3932 9144
      3915 9142 3915 9164 3871 9165 3871 9174
      3868 9185 3856 9203 3858 9217 3864 9223
      3867 9236 3872 9235 3875 9241 3881 9239
      3887 9248 3893 9250 3897 9257 3900 9257

$$

BYRD

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 280807
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
307 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

MOC007-019-027-281100-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080728T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALLAWAY MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-
307 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
AUDRAIN...BOONE AND CALLAWAY COUNTIES...

AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 - 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILLIAMSBURG...VANDALIA...STURGEON...SHAMROCK...ROCHEPORT...MURRY...
MIDWAY...MEXICO...MARTINSBURG...LADDONIA...HALLSVILLE...FARBER...
COLUMBIA...CENTRALIA AND AUXVASSE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
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. YOU SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING AS DARKNESS 
CAN OFTEN HIDE FLOOD CONDITIONS ON ROADS. 


LAT...LON 3925 9243 3925 9232 3935 9231 3932 9144
      3915 9142 3915 9164 3871 9165 3871 9174
      3868 9185 3856 9203 3858 9217 3864 9223
      3867 9236 3872 9235 3875 9241 3881 9239
      3887 9248 3893 9250 3897 9257 3900 9257

$$

JPK

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 281107
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
607 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

MOC007-019-027-281116-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080728T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALLAWAY MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-
607 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR AUDRAIN...BOONE AND
CALLAWAY COUNTIES...

A CHECK WITH AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATES THAT SIGNIFICANT FLASH 
FLOODING IS NO LONGER OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION THIS MORNING AS FLOOD WATERS MAY HAVE 
DAMAGED SOME ROAD. IN ADDITION RAINFALL THIS MORNING MAY CAUSE SOME 
PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. 

LAT...LON 3925 9243 3925 9232 3935 9231 3932 9144
      3915 9142 3915 9164 3871 9165 3871 9174
      3868 9185 3856 9203 3858 9217 3864 9223
      3867 9236 3872 9235 3875 9241 3881 9239
      3887 9248 3893 9250 3897 9257 3900 9257

$$

JPK

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.