Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 10, 2011, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2011, 3:49 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bond County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Montgomery County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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034 
WGUS53 KLSX 110414
FFWLSX
ILC005-051-117-135-111000-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0042.110611T0414Z-110611T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1114 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   
  WARNED AREA. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GREENVILLE...HILLSBORO...LITCHFIELD...NOKOMIS...VANDALIA...
  VIRDEN...BEAVER CREEK...BROWNSTOWN...COFFEEN...FARINA...
  FARMERSVILLE...GIRARD...MOUNT OLIVE...MULBERRY GROVE...
  POCAHONTAS...RAMSEY...RAYMOND...RENO...SHOBONIER...SORENTO...ST.
  ELMO...TAMALCO...TAYLOR SPRINGS...VAN BURENSBURG...WHITE OAK...
  WITT...WOBURN AND WRIGHTS CORNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST
LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 8913 3874 8914 3874 8959 3887 8960
      3888 8964 3900 8964 3900 8959 3901 8979
      3953 8979 3953 8954 3936 8952 3935 8914
      3922 8913 3922 8881 3891 8881 3891 8870
      3883 8869

$$

TES

397 
WGUS73 KLSX 110849 RRA
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
349 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

ILC005-051-117-135-110904-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110611T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-FAYETTE IL-BOND IL-
349 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BOND...FAYETTE...
MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN MACOUPIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 3883 8913 3874 8914 3874 8959 3887 8960
      3888 8964 3900 8964 3900 8959 3901 8979
      3953 8979 3953 8954 3936 8952 3935 8914
      3922 8913 3922 8881 3891 8881 3891 8870
      3883 8869

$$

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