Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 26, 2015, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC)

Expired

Jun 26, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Moniteau County, MO

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700 
WGUS53 KLSX 260556
FFWLSX
MOC135-261400-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0036.150626T0556Z-150626T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1256 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 1252 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
  INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
  ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
  THAT MORE THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN A SMALL BAND FROM
  NEAR LATHAM TO HIGH POINT.  THE STORMS ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE
  ACROSS THIS SAME AREA...BUT MAY MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVER THE
  NEXT SEVERAL HOURS SPREADING RAIN FURTHER NORTH INTO THE COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CALIFORNIA...TIPTON...CLARKSBURG...EASLEY...HIGH POINT...JAMESTOWN
  AND MCGIRK.

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 3868 9284 3868 9262 3892 9250 3890 9248
      3888 9248 3883 9244 3881 9238 3878 9238
      3876 9241 3873 9239 3843 9249 3843 9263
      3860 9284

$$

CARNEY

922 
WGUS73 KLSX 261354
FFSLSX

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

MOC135-261409-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-150626T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONITEAU MO-
854 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MONITEAU COUNTY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 AM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3868 9284 3868 9262 3892 9250 3890 9248
      3888 9248 3883 9244 3881 9238 3878 9238
      3876 9241 3873 9239 3843 9249 3843 9263
      3860 9284

$$

GOSSELIN

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