Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 21, 2015, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)

Expired

Jun 21, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Calhoun County, IL, Pike County, IL, Lincoln County, MO, Pike County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS53 KLSX 210854
FFWLSX
ILC013-149-MOC113-163-211500-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0023.150621T0854Z-150621T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
354 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 351 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO 
  IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BOWLING GREEN...ELSBERRY...LOUISIANA...TROY...ATLAS...BELLEVIEW...
  CLARKSVILLE...DAVIS...EOLIA...HARDIN...MOSCOW MILLS...PIKE...
  PLEASANT HILL AND WINFIELD.

AT 340 AM...PIKE COUNTY ILLNOIS SHERIFF/S OFFICE REPORTED THAT 
ILLINOIS ROUTE 96 NEAR BELLEVIEW HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CUIVRE RIVER STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 9060 3946 9060 3938 9062 3930 9061
      3894 9061 3894 9093 3898 9119 3899 9119
      3899 9124 3951 9128

$$

BYRD

774 
WGUS73 KLSX 211226
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
726 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015

ILC013-149-MOC113-163-211500-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-150621T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-LINCOLN MO-PIKE MO-
726 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY IN
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND EASTERN
PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...

AT 716 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE STORMS WILL SLOWLY 
EXIT THE AREA BY 8 AM. OTHERWISE...A NUMBER OF SECONDARY ROADS WERE 
FLOODED...INCLUDING HIGHWAY N IN PIKE COUNTY MISSOURI NEAR 
CLARKSVILLE AND HIGHWAY E NEAR SILEX IN LINCOLN COUNTY. BELLEVIEW IN 
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IS STILL EXPERIENCING FLOODING PROBLEMS AS 
WELL. AS OF 7 AM...RADAR WAS INDICATING THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WERE OVER SOUTHERN 
PIKE COUNTY AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN MISSOURI.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...BOWLING
GREEN...ELSBERRY...LOUISIANA...TROY...ATLAS...BELLEVIEW...
CLARKSVILLE...DAVIS...EOLIA...HARDIN...HAWK POINT...MOSCOW MILLS...
PIKE...PLEASANT HILL AND WINFIELD.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES CUIVRE RIVER STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3962 9060 3946 9060 3938 9062 3930 9061
      3894 9061 3894 9093 3898 9119 3899 9119
      3899 9124 3951 9128

$$

BYRD

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