Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 10, 2009, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2009, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Osage County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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 110107
FFWLSX
MOC051-055-073-135-151-110700-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0039.090611T0107Z-090611T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
807 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  GASCONADE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
  OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 804 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE  
  WARNED AREA. 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY         
  OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO   
  LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BOURBON...CALIFORNIA...CUBA...HERMANN...JEFFERSON CITY...LINN...
  OWENSVILLE...STEELVILLE...TIPTON...BLAND...BRAZITO...CENTERTOWN...
  CHAMOIS...CHERRYVILLE...CLARKSBURG...DRAKE...FREEBURG...HICKORY
  HILL...HIGH POINT...JAMESTOWN...LEASBURG...MCGIRK...MOUNT
  STERLING...RICH FOUNTAIN...ROSEBUD...RUSSELLVILLE...ST. MARTINS...
  ST. THOMAS...TAOS AND WARDSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9281 3869 9263 3892 9250 3867 9236
      3856 9211 3871 9174 3870 9138 3821 9138
      3820 9110 3770 9116 3770 9132 3778 9133
      3779 9154 3815 9153 3816 9166 3828 9166
      3833 9241 3842 9241 3843 9263 3859 9284

$$

CVKING

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 110428
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1128 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

MOC051-055-073-135-151-110700-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090611T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD MO-OSAGE MO-GASCONADE MO-COLE MO-MONITEAU MO-
1128 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONITEAU...COLE...
GASCONADE...OSAGE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINFALL HAVE ENDED...WIDESPREAD 
RAINFALL AMUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 
INCHES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OFF TONIGHT KEEPING CREEKS AND STREAMS 
RUNNING HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AT 830 PM...A SPOTTER REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OF LOOSES CREEK IN 
OSAGE COUNTY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9281 3869 9263 3892 9250 3867 9236
      3856 9211 3871 9174 3870 9138 3821 9138
      3820 9110 3770 9116 3770 9132 3778 9133
      3779 9154 3815 9153 3816 9166 3828 9166
      3833 9241 3842 9241 3843 9263 3859 9284

$$

MILLER

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 110659
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
159 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009

MOC051-055-073-135-151-110714-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090611T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAWFORD MO-OSAGE MO-GASCONADE MO-COLE MO-MONITEAU MO-
159 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MONITEAU...COLE...
GASCONADE...OSAGE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
200 AM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3869 9281 3869 9263 3892 9250 3867 9236
      3856 9211 3871 9174 3870 9138 3821 9138
      3820 9110 3770 9116 3770 9132 3778 9133
      3779 9154 3815 9153 3816 9166 3828 9166
      3833 9241 3842 9241 3843 9263 3859 9284

$$

GLASS

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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.