Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 26, 2015, 2:05 AM CDT (07:05 UTC)

Expired

Jun 26, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Cole County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS53 KLSX 260705
FFWLSX
MOC051-261500-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0037.150626T0705Z-150626T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 203 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN
  HAD FALLEN...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RUSSELVILLE
  TO FOLK.  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DRIFTING NORTHEAST VERY SLOWLY
  AND COULD BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REMAINDER OF THE
  COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  JEFFERSON CITY...BRAZITO...CENTERTOWN...HICKORY HILL...
  RUSSELLVILLE...ST. MARTINS...ST. THOMAS...TAOS AND WARDSVILLE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES JEFFERSON LANDING HISTORIC SITE.

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 9239 3872 9234 3868 9235 3864 9222
      3857 9216 3856 9210 3857 9201 3855 9203
      3848 9202 3846 9209 3847 9217 3844 9216
      3841 9211 3838 9214 3838 9219 3834 9219
      3832 9224 3834 9241 3842 9240 3844 9249

$$

CARNEY

131 
WGUS73 KLSX 261459
FFSLSX

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

MOC051-261514-
/O.EXP.KLSX.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150626T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COLE MO-
959 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR COLE COUNTY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1000 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 3874 9239 3872 9234 3868 9235 3864 9222
      3857 9216 3856 9210 3857 9201 3855 9203
      3848 9202 3846 9209 3847 9217 3844 9216
      3841 9211 3838 9214 3838 9219 3834 9219
      3832 9224 3834 9241 3842 9240 3844 9249

$$

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.