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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 30, 201317 counties in Illinois; 29 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood watch at May 30, 2013, 4:03 AM CDT for 17 counties in Illinois; 29 counties in Missouri. It took effect at May 30, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2013, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
May 30, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 1, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity
None
All 46 counties

Adams County, IL, Bond County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Greene County, IL, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, Marion County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Pike County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, City of Saint Louis, MO, Cole County, MO, Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Osage County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Charles County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Warren County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1509 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1509 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

411 
WGUS63 KLSX 300903
FFALSX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
403 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...THREAT OF MORE HEAVY RAIN THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS.

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GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...
HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
403 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...
  BROWN IL...CALHOUN IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...
  MADISON IL...MONROE IL...PIKE IL AND ST. CLAIR IL. IN 
  MISSOURI...AUDRAIN MO...BOONE MO...CALLAWAY MO...COLE MO...
  FRANKLIN MO...GASCONADE MO...JEFFERSON MO...KNOX MO...LEWIS 
  MO...LINCOLN MO...MARION MO...MONITEAU MO...MONROE MO...
  MONTGOMERY MO...OSAGE MO...PIKE MO...RALLS MO...SHELBY MO...
  ST. CHARLES MO...ST. LOUIS CITY MO...ST. LOUIS MO AND WARREN 
  MO.

* FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE INITIAL WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS
  IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE
  HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THREE TO FIVE INCHES EXPECTED AND LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND AND RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS
  AREA THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

BYRD
7 follow-up statements
773 
WGUS63 KLSX 302103
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
403 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS.

ILZ058-059-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047>052-
059>065-311000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...
HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
403 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BROWN IL...CALHOUN IL...
  GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MONROE 
  IL...PIKE IL AND ST. CLAIR IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN MO...
  BOONE MO...CALLAWAY MO...COLE MO...FRANKLIN MO...GASCONADE 
  MO...JEFFERSON MO...KNOX MO...LEWIS MO...LINCOLN MO...MARION 
  MO...MONITEAU MO...MONROE MO...MONTGOMERY MO...OSAGE MO...
  PIKE MO...RALLS MO...SHELBY MO...ST. CHARLES MO...ST. LOUIS 
  CITY MO...ST. LOUIS MO AND WARREN MO.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE INITIAL WAVE WILL
  MOVE THORUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  SATURADY MORNING.

* DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND AND RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 
  THIS AREA THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

CARNEY
890 
WGUS63 KLSX 310150
FFALSX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
850 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS.

ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-MOZ072>075-084-085-099-311400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-
WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...FARMINGTON
850 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND 
  MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...
  BOND IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...MARION IL...MONTGOMERY 
  IL...RANDOLPH IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...CRAWFORD 
  MO...IRON MO...MADISON MO...REYNOLDS MO...ST. FRANCOIS MO...
  STE. GENEVIEVE MO AND WASHINGTON MO.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WHILE MUCH OF THIS AREA HAS BEEN DRY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
  DAYS...STORMS EARLIER IN THE EVENING HAVE ALREADY PRODUCE
  LOCALIZED RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH. MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY
  RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

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GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...
HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...
ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
850 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BROWN IL...CALHOUN IL...
  GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MONROE 
  IL...PIKE IL AND ST. CLAIR IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN MO...
  BOONE MO...CALLAWAY MO...COLE MO...FRANKLIN MO...GASCONADE 
  MO...JEFFERSON MO...KNOX MO...LEWIS MO...LINCOLN MO...MARION 
  MO...MONITEAU MO...MONROE MO...MONTGOMERY MO...OSAGE MO...
  PIKE MO...RALLS MO...SHELBY MO...ST. CHARLES MO...ST. LOUIS 
  CITY MO...ST. LOUIS MO AND WARREN MO.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA 
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE INITIAL WAVE WILL 
  MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 
  5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND AND RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 
  THIS AREA THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

CARNEY
636 
WGUS63 KLSX 310907
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
407 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...HEAVY RAIN THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCING
EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN. SINCE THE GROUND OVER MUCH OF THE AREA IS
ALREADY SATURATED...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALLS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS.

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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 MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL...
BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...
UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON
407 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BOND IL...BROWN IL...
  CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY 
  IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...
  MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND 
  WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN MO...BOONE MO...CALLAWAY 
  MO...COLE MO...CRAWFORD MO...FRANKLIN MO...GASCONADE MO...
  IRON MO...JEFFERSON MO...KNOX MO...LEWIS MO...LINCOLN MO...
  MADISON MO...MARION MO...MONITEAU MO...MONROE MO...MONTGOMERY 
  MO...OSAGE MO...PIKE MO...RALLS MO...REYNOLDS MO...SHELBY 
  MO...ST. CHARLES MO...ST. FRANCOIS MO...ST. LOUIS CITY MO...
  ST. LOUIS MO...STE. GENEVIEVE MO...WARREN MO AND WASHINGTON 
  MO.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* DUE TO THE EXTREMELY SATURATED GROUND...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

TRUETT
382 
WGUS63 KLSX 312056
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...HEAVY RAIN THREAT CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT...AND THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCING EXTREMELY
HEAVY RAIN. SINCE THE GROUND OVER MUCH OF THE AREA IS ALREADY
SATURATED...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.

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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 MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL...
BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES...
UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BOND IL...BROWN IL...
  CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY 
  IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...
  MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND 
  WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN MO...BOONE MO...CALLAWAY 
  MO...COLE MO...CRAWFORD MO...FRANKLIN MO...GASCONADE MO...
  IRON MO...JEFFERSON MO...KNOX MO...LEWIS MO...LINCOLN MO...
  MADISON MO...MARION MO...MONITEAU MO...MONROE MO...MONTGOMERY 
  MO...OSAGE MO...PIKE MO...RALLS MO...REYNOLDS MO...SHELBY 
  MO...ST. CHARLES MO...ST. FRANCOIS MO...ST. LOUIS CITY MO...
  ST. LOUIS MO...STE. GENEVIEVE MO...WARREN MO AND WASHINGTON 
  MO.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
  AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* DUE TO THE EXTREMELY SATURATED GROUND...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

CARNEY
097 
WGUS63 KLSX 010639
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
139 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

ILZ058-059-095>099-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-041-042-047-048-
050>052-010745-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130601T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
JERSEY IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-
PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...HANNIBAL...BOWLING GREEN...
COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY
139 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED.

$$

ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ049-059>065-072>075-084-
085-099-011200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130601T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-
WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-
OSAGE MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION...
ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON
139 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...
  MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...RANDOLPH 
  IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...CRAWFORD 
  MO...FRANKLIN MO...GASCONADE MO...IRON MO...JEFFERSON MO...
  MADISON MO...OSAGE MO...REYNOLDS MO...ST. CHARLES MO...ST. 
  FRANCOIS MO...ST. LOUIS CITY MO...ST. LOUIS MO...STE. 
  GENEVIEVE MO...WARREN MO AND WASHINGTON MO.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
  COURSE OF THE REST OF THE NIGHT. GIVEN ALREADY SATURATED
  GROUND...RAINFALL TOTALS FROM EARLIER IN THE EVENING ON THE
  ORDER OF A WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO 5 INCHES IN
  ISOLATED AREAS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TO
  SEND CREEKS AND RIVERS INTO FLOOD IF THEY HAVE NOT GONE INTO
  FLOOD JUST YET. 

* DUE TO THE EXTREMELY SATURATED GROUND...THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

TES
159 
WGUS63 KLSX 010843
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
343 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

ILZ060-064-065-069-070-074-100>102-MOZ049-059>065-072-073-010945-
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MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-
WASHINGTON IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-OSAGE MO-
GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...UNION...ST LOUIS
343 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN
HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF THESE AREAS.

$$

ILZ079-MOZ074-075-084-085-099-011200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130601T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-
REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
343 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  RANDOLPH IL. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...IRON MO...MADISON MO...
  REYNOLDS MO...ST. FRANCOIS MO AND STE. GENEVIEVE MO.

* UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING

* POCKETS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY RAIN WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA
  EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING AN
  ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN BY 7 AM. 

* THIS RAIN...COMBINED WITH THE WET WEATHER OF THE PAST FEW DAYS
  AND ALREADY HIGH WATER LEVELS...WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD
  THREAT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

TRUETT
350 
WGUS63 KLSX 011156
FFALSX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
656 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

ILZ079-MOZ074-075-084-085-099-011300-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130601T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RANDOLPH IL-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-
REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...FARMINGTON
656 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN THREAT HAS NOW SHIFTED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
REGION...AND THE SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT REMAIN
OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING.

$$

TRUETT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at May 30, 3:47 AM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:47 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
347 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

.SHORT TERM...(THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 343 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

SOME WEAK CAPES BETWEEN 250 AND 500 J/KG OVER SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS
OF FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. RADAR IS SHOWING ISOLATED/SCATTERED
STORMS DEVELOPING OVER THIS AREA AS OF 08Z.  OTHERWISE...MAIN AREA
OF ACTIVITY/INSTABILITY IS OVER WESTERN MO AND SHOULD SLOWLY SLIDE
EAST/NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL/NORTHEAST MO...WEST CENTRAL IL
TODAY...WITH LESSER CHANCES TO THE EAST. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT OVER CENTRAL/NORTHEAST MO...WEST
CENTRAL IL. AS FOR HIGHS...WILL DEPEND ON CLOUD COVER AND PCPN. FOR
NOW HAVE MID 70S FAR NORTHWEST TO MID 80S FAR EAST.

BYRD

.LONG TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 343 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)

PCPN CHANCES INCREASE TONIGHT AS NEXT IN SERIES OF MCS/S DEVELOPS OVER
WESTERN MO AND SLIDES EAST THROUGH FORECAST AREA...WITH BEST
CHANCES OF HEAVY RAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF I-70. SINCE THIS AREA HAS
HAD QUITE A BIT OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK AND SOILS REMAIN
SATURATED...HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 18Z TODAY THROUGH
12Z SATURDAY. LOWS TONIGHT TO REMAIN MILD...IN THE MID 60S TO LOW
70S.

FOR FRIDAY...A LOT WILL DEPEND ON HOW SOON THIS AREA OF STORMS
WEAKENS/EXITS FORECAST AREA...ON WHAT WILL DEVELOP FOR THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. IF ATMOSPHERE GETS WORKED OVER...IT WILL TAKE A
LOT FOR IT TO RECOVER. FOR NOW...WILL ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION
WITH STORMS REDEVELOPING BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS NEXT SHORTWAVE
SLIDES THROUGH. WITH DECENT INSTABILITY...MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET...WILL SEE A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER
ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN
IS POSSIBLE AS WELL...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH
TIME. SO MAY NEED TO EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE REST OF
FORECAST AREA.

MAIN COLD FRONT TO FINALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY WITH LAST IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES SLIDING THROUGH...SO
PCPN TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING.

(SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)

COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE LAST PART OF THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO
MID 70S SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THEN NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM TO APPROACH
THE REGION BY MID WEEK WITH NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT.

BYRD
&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1133 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT THE TAF SITES OUTSIDE OF TSRA THRU
THE VALID PERIOD. LOOK FOR MODERATE SE-S SFC WNDS FOR THE REST OF
TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY S WINDS ON THURSDAY...DIMINISHING A BIT
ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY EVENING. LO LEVEL JET ALOFT FOR THE REST OF
TONIGHT STILL DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT LLWS
MENTION. LO LEVEL JET MAY KICK OFF AN ISOLD TSRA AROUND THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT BUT PROBS TOO LO TO MENTION AT THIS TIME. TSRA
COMPLEX IS IN THE PROCESS OF WEAKENING WITH ONLY THE NRN EXTENT
HAVING ANY REAL POSSIBILITY OF PENETRATING THRU THE FA...WHICH
CURRENTLY TAKES IT JUST N OF KCOU AND LATER JUST N OF KUIN. HAVE
ADDED VCSH/VCTS MENTIONS FOR NOW AS HAVE DOUBTS ON WHETHER IT CAN
DIRECTLY IMPACT THESE TERMINALS. AFTER A PERIOD OF REGROUPING BY
THE ATMOSPHERE ON THURSDAY MORNING...SHOULD SEE NEW TSRA
DEVELOPMENT HEADING INTO LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE KUIN-
KCOU SITES AND WHAT DEVELOPS HERE WILL THEN BUILD SE TOWARDS STL
METRO THURSDAY EVENING. AGAIN...MAY SEE A SPOT TSRA DEVELOP AHEAD
OF THIS MAIN AREA FOR STL METRO THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT PROBS TOO
LO FOR MENTION AT THIS TIME.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...VFR THRU THE PERIOD OUTSIDE OF TSRA...LLWS
THRESHOLD NOT QUITE MET WITH DECENT SSE SFC WND OVERNIGHT...ISOLD
TSRA POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THRU LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH LO
LEVEL JET INITIALLY AND THEN HEATING OF THE DAY BUT PROBS TOO LO
FOR MENTION AT THIS TIME...BETTER CHCS SHOULD BE REALIZED THURSDAY
EVENING.

TES
&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-
     FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE MO-JEFFERSON MO-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
     LINCOLN MO-MARION MO-MONITEAU MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
     OSAGE MO-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-SHELBY MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST.
     LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-WARREN MO.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-CALHOUN IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY
     IL-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MONROE IL-PIKE IL-ST. CLAIR IL.

&&

WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:26 PM CDT, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
426 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-301200-
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 MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
426 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT. WHILE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...A FEW OF
THE STORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI MAY PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST ACROSS THE
REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. PLEASE SEE THE HYDROLOGIC
OUTLOOK PRODUCT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

TILLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 5:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAdams, Pike6 hr
May 30, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun, Greene, Pike51 min
May 30, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph39 min
May 30, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Clair36 min
May 30, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph, Saint Clair, Washington36 min
May 30, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXCalhoun37 min
May 30, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXBond, Clinton, Madison38 min
May 29, 10:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXBoone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau7 days
May 29, 10:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Osage8 days
May 29, 10:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery9 days
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Warren8 days
May 30, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis9 days
May 30, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXKnox22 min
May 30, 4:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau6 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.