Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS St. Louis, MO

Bond County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO

000 
WGUS63 KLSX 071827
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
127 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH 
TONIGHT...

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-097>102-MOZ034>036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-080630-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-
COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-
ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
127 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL...CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...
  FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON 
  IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...ST. 
  CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...
  CALLAWAY...COLE...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...GASCONADE...
  JEFFERSON...LINCOLN...MONITEAU...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...OSAGE...
  PIKE...RALLS...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...
  WARREN AND WASHINGTON.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STALLED ACROSS THE REGION THIS
  AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN A STRONG
  UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.
  THIS FRONT WILL ACT AS FOCUS FOR CONTINUED SHOWER AND
  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS ABUNDANT
  GULF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD 2 TO
  3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN BEGINS
  TO DIMINISH ON THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  LIKELY WHERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.

* QUICK RISES ALONG STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE EXPECTED
  WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL ALSO CAUSE
  SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON RIVERS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.


$$

BRITT

000 
WGUS63 KLSX 072032
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
332 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-097>102-MOZ034>036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-080845-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-
COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-
ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
332 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL...CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...
  FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON 
  IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...ST. 
  CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...
  CALLAWAY...COLE...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...GASCONADE...
  JEFFERSON...LINCOLN...MONITEAU...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...OSAGE...
  PIKE...RALLS...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...
  WARREN AND WASHINGTON.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS MISSOURI AND
  ILLINOIS TONIGHT AT THE SAME TIME A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
  SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  THIS FRONT
  WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS ABUNDANT GULF
  MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3
  INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN BEGINS TO
  DIMINISH ON THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
  WHERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.

* QUICK RISES ALONG STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 
  EXPECTED WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL 
  ALSO CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA RIVERS. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

BRITT

000 
WGUS63 KLSX 080245
FFALSX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
945 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING...

ILZ079-MOZ074-075-084-085-099-081200-
/O.EXA.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH IL-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
945 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS 
  AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN 
  SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...RANDOLPH IL. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  IRON...MADISON...REYNOLDS...ST. FRANCOIS AND STE. GENEVIEVE.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY

* A FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS MISSOURI AND
  ILLINOIS TONIGHT AT THE SAME TIME A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
  SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL
  ACT AS A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS ABUNDANT GULF
  MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4
  INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN BEGINS TO
  DIMINISH ON THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
  WHERE HEAVY RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.

* QUICK RISES ALONG STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 
  EXPECTED WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL 
  ALSO CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA RIVERS. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-097>102-MOZ034>036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-072-073-081200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-
COLE-OSAGE-CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-
ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...
JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
945 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL...CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...
  FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON 
  IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...ST. 
  CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...
  CALLAWAY...COLE...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...GASCONADE...
  JEFFERSON...LINCOLN...MONITEAU...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...OSAGE...
  PIKE...RALLS...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...
  WARREN AND WASHINGTON.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY

* A FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS MISSOURI AND
  ILLINOIS TONIGHT AT THE SAME TIME A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
  SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL
  ACT AS A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS ABUNDANT GULF
  MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3
  INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN BEGINS TO
  DIMINISH ON THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
  WHERE HEAVY RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.

* QUICK RISES ALONG STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 
  EXPECTED WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL 
  ALSO CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA RIVERS. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

TES

000 
WGUS63 KLSX 080406
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1106 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

ILZ097-MOZ034>036-042-080515-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-AUDRAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...MEXICO
1106 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE RAIN HAS LARGELY DIMINISHED OVER
THE AREA WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT. 

$$

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ041-047>052-059>065-
072>075-084-085-099-081200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-
MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-BOONE-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON
1106 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL...CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...
  FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON 
  IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. 
  CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...BOONE...CALLAWAY...
  COLE...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...GASCONADE...IRON...JEFFERSON...
  LINCOLN...MADISON...MONITEAU...MONTGOMERY...OSAGE...REYNOLDS...
  ST. CHARLES...ST. FRANCOIS...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...STE. 
  GENEVIEVE...WARREN AND WASHINGTON.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY

* A FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS MISSOURI AND
  ILLINOIS TONIGHT AT THE SAME TIME A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
  SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL
  ACT AS A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AS ABUNDANT GULF
  MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO THE SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 INCH
  RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE RAIN BEGINS TO
  DIMINISH ON THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
  WHERE HEAVY RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.

* QUICK RISES ALONG STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 
  EXPECTED WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL 
  ALSO CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA RIVERS. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

TES

000 
WGUS63 KLSX 080847
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
347 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ041-047>052-059>065-
072>075-084-085-099-081000-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-080508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-
MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-BOONE-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON
347 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN THAT WOULD CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED.

$$

SCHROEDER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
435 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008

.DISCUSSION...
/422 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008/
WKNG MCS MOVG EWD THRU THE NRN AND WRN PTN OF THE CWA ATTM.  THIS IS
THE FIRST BATCH OF RAIN TO AFFECT THE CWA BUT MORE IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTN THRU THU AS A CDFNT EXTDG FM SFC LOW OVR WI SW THRU NWRN MO
MOVES SEWD THRU THE NWRN PTN OF THE CWA TDA.  AT THE SAME TIME A MID
LVL LOW CURRENTLY OVER WRN TX SRN NM MOVES NEWD INTO OK BY 00Z
THU. UPR LVL DIVERGENCE WILL INCRS OVER THE CWA THIS AFTN AHD OF
THE APPROACHING MID-UPR LVL LOW AND BTWN AN UPR LVL JET STREAK
MOVG THRU THE GRT LKS REGION AND ANOTHER UPR LVL JET STREAK MOVG
THRU THE SRN PLAINS GULF COAST STATES S OF THE MID-UPR LVL LOW. A
SFC LOW WILL DVLP AHD OF THIS MID-UPR LVL LOW WHICH WILL MOVE EWD
ACRS THE MO AR BRDR LT TGT AND THU. A STRENGTHENING SLY LLJ AHD OF
AN 850 MB LOW MOVG E-NEWD THRU OK THIS AFTN WILL BRING STG 850 MB
WAA AND MOISTURE CNVG TO AT LEAST THE SRN HALF OF THE CWA THIS
AFTN AND THIS EVNG. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS MDLS ARE FAIRLY
CONSISTANT THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER CNTRL MO THIS
AFTN...AND THEN FM NR COU TO JUST N OF STL THIS EVNG JUST N OR
LEFT OF THE TRACK OF THE UPR LVL AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW...AND NR
THE NOSE OF THE LLJ. WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTN
AND TGT ACRS MOST OF THE CWA BTWN UIN AND FAM. THE PCPN SHOULD
TAPER OFF FM NW TO SE ACRS THE CWA ON THU AS THE CLOSED MID-UPR
LVL LOW OPENS UP AND WKNS AS IT MOVES E OF THE CWA AND AS THE SFC
LOW MOVES INTO THE TN VLY REGION WITH COOLER AND DRIER LOW LVL AIR
FILTERING SWD INTO THE CWA BHND THE SFC AND 850 MB LOWS. WILL
FCST MUCH COOLER MAX TEMPS ON THU WITH CLOUD CVR...PCPN AND AT
LEAST WK LOW LVL CAA WITH NLY SFC WNDS BHND THE SFC LOW. THE RAIN
SHOULD SHIFT E OF THE ENTR CWA BY THU NGT AS A WK SFC RDG BLDS SWD
INTO THE CWA WITH AT LEAST PARTIAL CLRG. ALTHOUGH SHRTWVS WILL
CONT TO MOVE EWD THRU THE REGION LT THU NGT AND FRI MRNG IT APRS
THAT ANY RAIN WILL OCCUR W AND S OF THE CWA WITH LOW LVL DRYING
AND SUBSIDENCE OVER THE CWA DUE TO SFC RDGG EXTDG FM THE NRN
PLAINS AND GRT LKS REGION S-SW THRU THE CWA.

GKS

&&

.AVIATION...
/1148 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008/
FOR THE 06Z TAFS...
MCS MOVING EAST WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MISSOURI AROUND 10Z...AND STL
METRO JUST AFTER DAYBREAK. SHOULD SEE A WEAKENING TREND AS IT
PUSHES EAST OF THE MOISTURE AXIS...WITH MORE CONVECTION EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
TOWARD THE REGION. FRONTAL BOUNDARY SETS UP NEAR STL METRO
TOMORROW EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL
POSSIBLE. HAVE TRIED NOT TO BLANKET THE TAFS WITH THUNDER...BUT
HAVE CB GROUPS AND VCTS TO REPRESENT CHANCES OF THUNDER THROUGHOUT
THE LATTER HALF OF THE TAFS AS WINDS SWING AROUND TO THE
SOUTHEAST/EAST.

CVKING

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING FOR AUDRAIN-BOONE-CALLAWAY-COLE-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-
     GASCONADE-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-MONITEAU-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-
     OSAGE-PIKE-RALLS-ST. CHARLES-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-
     WARREN-WASHINGTON.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING FOR BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE
     IL-JERSEY IL-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-
     MONTGOMERY IL-PIKE IL-ST. CLAIR IL-WASHINGTON IL.

&&

WFO LSX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
717 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-071200-
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-
717 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD PRODUCT
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. MANY AREAS WILL RECEIVE TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. A FEW STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD PRODUCT
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

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