Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 16, 2009, 12:42 AM CDT (05:42 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2009, 7:49 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Boone County, MO, Cole County, MO, Moniteau County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 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 160542
FFWLSX
MOC019-051-135-161330-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0045.090616T0542Z-090616T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1242 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
  COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
  MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

* AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE  
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR   
  ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLASH         
  FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ASHLAND...CALIFORNIA...CENTRALIA...COLUMBIA...JEFFERSON CITY...
  TIPTON...BRAZITO...CENTERTOWN...CLARKSBURG...EASLEY...HALLSVILLE...
  HICKORY HILL...HIGH POINT...JAMESTOWN...MCGIRK...MIDWAY...MURRY...
  ROCHEPORT...RUSSELLVILLE...ST. MARTINS...ST. THOMAS...STURGEON...
  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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3869 9263 3890 9251 3900 9257 3925 9243
      3924 9211 3881 9214 3869 9222 3858 9217
      3856 9203 3860 9195 3855 9203 3847 9204
      3847 9217 3839 9212 3833 9220 3834 9241
      3842 9240 3843 9263 3860 9284 3867 9285

$$

CVKING

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 161240
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
740 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

MOC019-051-135-161239-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-090616T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COLE MO-MONITEAU MO-BOONE MO-
740 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BOONE...MONITEAU
AND COLE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

NO FLOODING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED SO FAR AND ONLY LIGHT RAIN...WITH 
SHORT INSTANCES OF MODERATE RAIN...IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR 
TWO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO LESS THAN 
A QUARTER OF AN INCH FOR MOST LOCATIONS. 

LAT...LON 3869 9263 3890 9251 3900 9257 3925 9243
      3924 9211 3881 9214 3869 9222 3858 9217
      3856 9203 3860 9195 3855 9203 3847 9204
      3847 9217 3839 9212 3833 9220 3834 9241
      3842 9240 3843 9263 3860 9284 3867 9285

$$

TES

000 
WGUS73 KLSX 161249
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
749 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

MOC019-051-135-161305-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-090616T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COLE MO-MONITEAU MO-BOONE MO-
749 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BOONE...MONITEAU
AND COLE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

NO FLOODING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED SO FAR AND ONLY LIGHT RAIN...WITH 
SHORT INSTANCES OF MODERATE RAIN...IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR 
TWO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO LESS THAN 
A QUARTER OF AN INCH FOR MOST LOCATIONS. 

LAT...LON 3869 9263 3890 9251 3900 9257 3925 9243
      3924 9211 3881 9214 3869 9222 3858 9217
      3856 9203 3860 9195 3855 9203 3847 9204
      3847 9217 3839 9212 3833 9220 3834 9241
      3842 9240 3843 9263 3860 9284 3867 9285

$$

TES

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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.