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Flood Watch 1, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 9, 201313 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flood watch at Mar 9, 2013, 3:53 PM CST for 13 counties in Missouri; Adams County, Brown County, Pike County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 9, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2013, 3:53 PM CST (21:53 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 10, 2013, 3:36 PM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity
None

Counties Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Pike County, IL, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Cole County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Marion County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Shelby County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Mar 9, 3:20 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:20 PM CST, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 5:17 AM CST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
517 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-101130-
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-
517 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

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

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING...AND ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SEVERE IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY MORNING FOR
PARTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS. SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT EXPECTED..

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

GLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 10:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis5 days
Mar 9, 10:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis5 days
Mar 9, 10:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion5 days
Mar 9, 10:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion69 hr
Mar 9, 10:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXMonroe4 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in Missouri, 2013Flood Watches in Illinois, 2013Every flood watch in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.