Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 25, 2015, 9:57 PM CDT (02:57 UTC)

Expired

Jun 26, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Pike County, IL

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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932 
WGUS53 KLSX 260257
FFWLSX
ILC149-261300-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0034.150626T0257Z-150626T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT FRIDAY

* AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN HALF OF PIKE COUNTY DURING THE EVENING.   RAINFALL
  ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY OCCURRED.  ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS
  CURRENTLY DIMINISHED, ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
  WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  PITTSFIELD...ATLAS...PIKE AND PLEASANT HILL.

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.

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 3953 9057 3945 9062 3940 9063 3940 9093
      3943 9101 3947 9106 3949 9106 3954 9110
      3954 9113 3958 9118 3960 9117 3962 9122
      3968 9064

$$

TRUETT

979 
WGUS73 KLSX 260726
FFSLSX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
226 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ILC149-261300-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-150626T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE IL-
226 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN
WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

AT 223 AM CDT...WHILE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING 
ACROSS PIKE COUNTY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER IN THE DAY.  
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAINS A REAL THREAT.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
PITTSFIELD...ATLAS...PIKE AND PLEASANT HILL.

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.

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 3953 9057 3945 9062 3940 9063 3940 9093
      3943 9101 3947 9106 3949 9106 3954 9110
      3954 9113 3958 9118 3960 9117 3962 9122
      3968 9064

$$

CARNEY

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