River Flood Warning 179, NWS St. Louis, MO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
649 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
/415 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009/

RAIN HAS FINALLY DEVELOPED AND INCREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
SINCE MIDNIGHT...LIFTING NORTHWARD OVER FORECAST AREA...NOW MAINLY
ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR. LOW LEVEL JET NOT QUIET AS STRONG AS
ORIGINALLY FORECAST...BUT IS BEGINNING TO PICKUP. SO SHOULD STILL
SEE PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE PULLED INTO THE REGION ON THE NOSE OF
THE STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET. THIS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION AND LIFT ALONG DEVELOPING WARM
FRONT...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
18Z THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT EVER SO SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

BY THIS AFTERNOON THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND THE WARM FRONT WILL TRANSITION TO A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
SLOWLY SLIDE BACK TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE REGION. WITH THE
HEAVIER RAIN FOCUSING FURTHER SOUTH...IT WILL MAINLY BE ALONG THE
I-44 CORRIDOR IN MO AND ALONG I-64 IN ILLINOIS. IN THE MEANTIME...
COULD SEE SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. OVER
SOUTHEAST MO AND SOUTHERN IL...COULD SEE SOME DECENT INSTABILITY
AHEAD OF THE MAIN AREA OF RAIN AS WELL AS LOW LEVEL SHEAR AS SURFACE
LOW TRACKS ALONG THE BOUNDARY...WHICH WOULD ENHANCE ANY ACTIVITY
THAT FIRES IN THE AREA...SO SPC HAS PLACED THIS AREA IN A SLIGHT
RISK FOR TODAY WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY
TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN AUDRAIN COUNTY MO TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
IL LINE FROM 12Z TODAY THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY. WE COULD SEE A LARGE AREA
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

BY FRIDAY...WILL CONTINUE TO SEE DECENT RAINFALL OVER THE REGION
DURING THE MORNING HOURS...THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. SO BROKE
THE POP GRID INTO TWO 6 HOUR PERIODS TO INDICATE THIS.

AFTER THAT...MAIN ISSUE WILL BE TEMPS FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS STRONG SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS IN BRINGING SOME OF THE
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR...POTENTIALLY BRINGING THE FORECAST
AREA ITS FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON NEXT TUESDAY MORNING. WITH THIS
COLDER AIR...MODELS ARE TRYING TO BRING SOME LIGHT PCPN INTO THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH COULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AT
TIMES...BUT NOT YET...WILL KEEP IT ALL RAIN FOR NOW. BEYOND THAT NO
MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO REST OF EXTENDED FORECAST.

BYRD

&&

.AVIATION...
/546 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009/

FOR THE 12Z TAFS...AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED TSRA HAS BEEN GRADUALLY
SHIFTING NWD EARLY THIS MRNG...FINALLY MAKING IT TO UIN ATTM. MORE
SHRA AND TSRA HAVE DVLPD ACRS SERN KS AND THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD
SHIFT E-NEWD THRU THE TAF SITES THIS MRNG. LOOKING AT MDL RH FCSTS
AND MOS CLOUD CEILING GUIDANCE THE GENERAL TREND SHOULD BE LWRG
CLOUD HGTS WITH PREVAILING CEILINGS OF 1000-1500 FT COMMON BY AFTN
IN STL/SUS AND 500-1000 FT IN UIN AND COU. SHRA SHOULD SHIFT BACK
S OF UIN BY LT AFTN OR EVNG AS CDFNT DROPS SLOWLY SEWD THRU THE
CWA. AT LEAST LGT SHRA OR RA SHOULD CONT IN COU...STL AND SUS
DURING MUCH OF THE NGT. CEILING HGTS SHOULD BE QUITE LOW TGT
LIKELY LESS THAN 1000 FT ALONG WITH LGT FOG. THE SFC WND WILL BCM
NLY BY TGT AFTER THE FROPA.

GKS

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR AUDRAIN-BOONE-
     CALLAWAY-COLE-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-IRON-JEFFERSON-
     LINCOLN-MADISON-MONITEAU-MONTGOMERY-OSAGE-PIKE-REYNOLDS-ST.
     CHARLES-ST. FRANCOIS-ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-STE.
     GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR 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-WASHINGTON IL.

&&

WFO LSX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
431 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-091200-
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-
431 AM CDT THU OCT 8 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

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL
CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR IN MISSOURI AND THE INTERSTATE 64
CORRIDOR IN ILLINOIS.

THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING ON LOCAL
STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER
CROSSINGS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING. SEE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH PRODUCT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THIS POSSIBLE FLOODING
EVENT. ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY AND TONIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VANDALIA
ILLINOIS TO CUBA MISSOURI LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ON FRIDAY BEFORE COMING TO
AN END. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A VANDALIA ILLINOIS TO VIBURNUM MISSOURI LINE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ASKED TO RELAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS.

&&

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

BYRD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1222 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

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

1200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       VANDALIA                39.31N  91.49W
10/08/2009  M2.82 INCH       AUDRAIN            MO   MESONET

            TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900153

JP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1230 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

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

1229 PM     HEAVY RAIN       DORCHESTER              39.09N  89.89W
10/08/2009  M3.50 INCH       MACOUPIN           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900154

CARNEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1241 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

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

1236 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BALLWIN                 38.59N  90.55W
10/08/2009  M1.56 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SO FAR...STILL EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
            RAINFALL

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900155

JP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1248 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

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

1230 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GRAFTON                 38.97N  90.43W
10/08/2009  E4.70 INCH       JERSEY             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900156

CARNEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1254 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

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

1248 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MEXICO                  39.17N  91.87W
10/08/2009  M2.70 INCH       AUDRAIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL RECEIVED SINCE MIDNIGHT...OBSERVED FLOODING AND
            PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900157

JP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
112 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

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

0111 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N RAMSEY              39.20N  89.11W
10/08/2009  M2.25 INCH       FAYETTE            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL...FLOODING OBSERVED IN LOW-LYING AREAS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0900158

CARNEY