Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Sep 2, 2014, 12:08 AM CDT (05:08 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Boone County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Moniteau County, MO, Montgomery County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS53 KLSX 020508
FFWLSX
MOC019-027-135-139-021300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0022.140902T0508Z-140902T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1208 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
  BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 1202 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE REMAINING
  ANCHORED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR FROM WEST OF COLUMBIA
  TO NEAR MONTGOMERY CITY.  RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM RADAR NOW
  INDICATE THAT OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THIS
  AREA...AND SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  1 AM.  REMEMBER THAT RUNOFF FROM TONIGHTS EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL 
  CONTINUE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE RAIN
  COMES TO AN END.   

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ASHLAND...COLUMBIA...FULTON...MONTGOMERY CITY...AUXVASSE...
  BELLFLOWER...BIG SPRING...BUELL...EASLEY...JAMESTOWN...JONESBURG...
  MIDWAY...MINEOLA...MURRY...NEW BLOOMFIELD...NEW FLORENCE...
  ROCHEPORT...SHAMROCK AND WILLIAMSBURG.

  AN AUTOMATED GAGE ON HINKSON CREEK IN COLUMBIA INDICATES THAT THE 
  CREEK HAS GONE UP OVER 11 FEET SINCE 7 PM...AND IS NOW NEAR ITS 15 
  FOOT FLOOD STAGE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES GRAHAM CAVE STATE PARK...JEWELL CEMETERY
HISTORIC SITE AND ROCK BRIDGE STATE PARK.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI FROM EXIT 115 TO EXIT 183.

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.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3891 9251 3898 9257 3907 9253 3906 9126
      3885 9126 3884 9142 3871 9142 3871 9234
      3874 9239 3871 9241 3871 9261

$$

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WGUS73 KLSX 020737
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
237 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

MOC019-027-135-139-021300-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140902T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONITEAU MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
237 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY...
NORTHEASTERN MONITEAU...CALLAWAY AND SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL
800 AM CDT...

RAINFALL OVER THE WARNING AREA BEGAN TAPERING OFF AFTER 
MIDNIGHT...AND AS OF 230 AM ALL OF THE RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNING AREA.  

HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL OF EARLIER THIS 
EVENING IS CONTINUING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT EARLY THIS MORNING.
HINKSON CREEK IN COLUMBIA HAS CLIMBED PAST ITS 15 FOOT FLOOD STAGE 
AND IS NOW AT 18 FEET...WITH THE LATEST GAGE READINGS INDICATING 
THAT THE RISE IN WATER LEVELS IS BEGINNING TO SLOW.  IN 
ADDITION...NUMEROUS ROADS IN AND AROUND THE COLUMBIA AREA HAVE BEEN 
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.   

RAINFALL REPORTS FROM MISSOURI AG SITES...WEATHER OBSERVERS...AND 
STORM SPOTTERS...AS WELL AS RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM RADAR...INDICATE 
THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR 
FROM WEST OF COLUMBIA TO EAST OF MONTGOMERY CITY ON MONDAY EVENING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 
INCLUDE...ASHLAND...COLUMBIA...FULTON...MONTGOMERY 
CITY...AUXVASSE...BELLFLOWER...BIG 
SPRING...BUELL...EASLEY...JAMESTOWN...JONESBURG...MIDWAY...MINEOLA...
MURRY...NEW BLOOMFIELD...NEW FLORENCE...ROCHEPORT...SHAMROCK AND 
WILLIAMSBURG.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES GRAHAM CAVE STATE PARK...JEWELL CEMETERY
HISTORIC SITE AND ROCK BRIDGE STATE PARK.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI FROM EXIT 115 TO EXIT 183.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3891 9251 3898 9257 3907 9253 3906 9126
      3885 9126 3884 9142 3871 9142 3871 9234
      3874 9239 3871 9241 3871 9261

$$

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