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Areal Flood Warning 84, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 30, 20096 counties in Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this areal flood warning at Oct 30, 2009, 1:04 PM CDT for 6 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 30, 2009, 1:04 PM CDT (18:04 UTC)
Expired: Oct 30, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bond County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Oct 30, 12:50 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 12:50 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 4:40 AM CDT, 8 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
440 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-311200-
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-
440 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS UNTIL EARLY THIS
EVENING. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH
PRODUCT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...AND WILL ONLY FURTHER
ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
HEAVY RAINFALL OR ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

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

TES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 30, 11:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1123 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 AM     FLOOD            WINFIELD                39.00N  90.74W
10/30/2009                   LINCOLN            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SILEX SCHOOLS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. WINFIELD SCHOOLS
            DELAYED ONE HOUR DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900334

JPK

Local storm report, Oct 30, 11:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1124 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1123 AM     FLOOD            POTOSI                  37.94N  90.78W
10/30/2009                   WASHINGTON         MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POTOSI R3 SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED SCHOOLS DUE TO FLOODED
            ROADS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900335

JPK

Local storm report, Oct 30, 11:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1125 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW MAEYSTOWN          38.22N  90.24W
10/30/2009  M3.10 INCH       MONROE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            AN ADDITIONAL 0.8 OF AN INCH SINCE 720 AM.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900336

BYRD

Local storm report, Oct 30, 12:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1201 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1159 AM     HEAVY RAIN       COLUMBIA                38.46N  90.23W
10/30/2009  M5.40 INCH       MONROE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SO FAR.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900337

BYRD

Local storm report, Oct 30, 12:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1203 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1202 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GLEN CARBON             38.76N  89.97W
10/30/2009  M2.50 INCH       MADISON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900338

BYRD

Local storm report, Oct 30, 12:23 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 29, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	40 hr
Oct 29, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Cole	48 hr
Oct 29, 8:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Shelby	6 hr
Oct 29, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lewis	3 days
Oct 29, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lewis	4 days
Oct 29, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	5 days
Oct 29, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	37 hr
Oct 29, 9:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike and 5 more	9 hr
Oct 29, 9:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more	9 hr
Oct 29, 9:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage	5 hr
Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	6 days
Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	5 days
Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	4 days
Oct 30, 12:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford	44 hr
Oct 30, 12:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Washington	58 hr
Oct 30, 12:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson	5 days
Oct 30, 12:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis	5 days
Oct 30, 12:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis	6 days
Oct 30, 12:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis	9 days
Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson	4 days
Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin	4 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	7 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Ralls	6 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	8 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Pike	9 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	8 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	13 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	9 days
Oct 30, 2:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	7 days
Oct 30, 2:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Knox, Lewis and 5 more	12 hr
Oct 30, 2:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	5 days
Oct 30, 4:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lewis, Osage	6 days
Oct 30, 6:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln and 12 more	12 hr
Oct 30, 8:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	5 days
Oct 30, 9:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Callaway, Osage	3 days
Oct 30, 9:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Warren	59 hr
Oct 30, 12:12 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	4 days
Oct 30, 2:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Knox, Lewis and 5 more	24 hr
Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	4 days
Oct 30, 6:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison and 9 more	18 hr
Oct 29, 9:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Jersey	33 days
Oct 30, 1:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Fayette	4 days
Oct 30, 2:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Brown	67 hr
Oct 30, 4:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Monroe, Saint Clair	6 hr
Oct 30, 7:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Madison	6 hr
Oct 30, 7:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Fayette, Marion, Montgomery	5 hr
Oct 30, 8:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Macoupin	10 hr
Oct 30, 10:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington	9 hr
Oct 30, 11:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Brown	32 days

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.