Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 25, 2015, 1:09 AM CDT (06:09 UTC)

Expired

Jun 25, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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218 
WGUS53 KLSX 250609
FFWLSX
MOC103-111-251200-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0027.150625T0609Z-150625T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
109 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
  LEWIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT

* AT 106 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE   
  WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
  OCCURRED ACROSS KNOX COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CANTON...EDINA...COLONY...EWING...KNOX CITY...LA BELLE...LA
  GRANGE...LEWISTOWN...MAYWOOD...PLEVNA AND STEFFENVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4030 9195 4026 9194 4025 9150 4011 9151
      4006 9149 4004 9150 3995 9144 3995 9235
      4030 9235

$$

MILLER

934 
WGUS73 KLSX 251033
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
533 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

MOC103-111-251200-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-150625T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-
533 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEWIS AND KNOX COUNTIES
UNTIL 700 AM CDT...

RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS 
INDICATE RAINFALLS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE HAVE OCCURRED OVERNIGHT 
ALONG AND WEST OF A COLONY...EWING LINE...WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD 
RAINS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF KNOX COUNTY.

RADARS HAVE INDICATED A DECREASE IN THE THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY AND 
COVERAGE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI SINCE 4 AM.  HOWEVER...IT STILL 
APPEARS THAT SOME LOCATIONS COULD PICK UP ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN EARLY 
TODAY.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CANTON...EDINA...COLONY...EWING...KNOX CITY...LA BELLE...LA GRANGE...
LEWISTOWN...MAYWOOD...PLEVNA AND STEFFENVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 

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. BE CERTAIN TO OBEY ALL ROAD CLOSED SIGNS.   

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS 
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4030 9195 4026 9194 4025 9150 4011 9151
      4006 9149 4004 9150 3995 9144 3995 9235
      4030 9235

$$

TRUETT

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