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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 29, 20177 counties in Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 1:53 AM CDT for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 24 hr. 23 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2017, 1:53 AM CDT (06:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2017, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Crawford County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Washington County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 29, 6:54 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Ellington, MO	ROUTE F CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 29, 6:58 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ne Annapolis, MO	ROUTE C CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 29, 7:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ese Iron Mountain, MO	A NUMBER OF ROADS IN IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED.
Apr 29, 7:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 E Annapolis, MO	ROUTE F CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 29, 7:02 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nw Marquand, MO	HIGHWAY V BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 243 AND ROUTE F CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 29, 7:11 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ese Ironton, MO	ROUTE D CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 29, 7:13 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ne Pilot Knob, MO	MO 221 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 29, 7:37 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Annapolis, MO	BIG CREEK RV PARK IS FLOODED AND WAS BEING EVACUATED
Apr 29, 7:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Wsw Arcadia, MO	WATER IS COVERING HIGHWAY 21 AT INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY CC.
Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nnw Ellington, MO	A NUMBER OF WATER RESCUES FROM HOMES NEAR CREEK IN TOWN DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.
Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4	2 W Roselle, MO	AT LAKE KILLARNEY. STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
Apr 29, 9:20 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ese Farmington, MO	COUNTY HIGHWAY F SOUTHEAST OF FARMINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Apr 29, 10:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Sse Marquand, MO	VEHICLE WATER RESCUE AT CAMPGROUND OFF OF HIGHWAY DD NEAR CASTOR RIVER. TIME ESTIMATED.
Apr 29, 10:15 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Wsw Farmington, MO	ROUTE 221 JUST SOUTHWEST OF FARMINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Apr 29, 10:30 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 2.5	2 Ne French Village, MO	STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
Apr 29, 11:00 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Marquand, MO	LEVEE ALONG CASTOR RIVER IN MARQUAND IS BEGINNING TO BE OVERTOPPED. FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE BEING MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND FROM A SENIOR CENTER IN THE AREA. ALSO, INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS A AND M, WEST OF TOWN AND RIVER IS
Apr 29, 11:35 AM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.75	8 N Black, MO	STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
Apr 29, 11:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 W Weingarten, MO	ROUTE C IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING WHERE IT GOES OVER ESTABLISHMENT CREEK.
Apr 29, 12:25 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ene Steelville, MO	ROUTE E IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
Apr 29, 1:26 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	3 Wnw Blackwell, MO	ROUTE CC IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING BETWEEN HIGHWAY 21 AND ROUTE E.
Apr 29, 8:09 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4	Cuba, MO	STORM TOTAL.
Apr 29, 8:34 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.72	4 Wnw Cherryville, MO	TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
Apr 29, 9:15 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.5	Caledonia, MO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 271 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -331 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

969 
WGUS53 KLSX 290653
FFWLSX
MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-291445-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0003.170429T0653Z-170429T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
153 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Crawford County in east central Missouri...
  Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
  Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri...
  Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...
  Madison County in southeastern Missouri...
  Washington County in east central Missouri...
  St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 945 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 149 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
  Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck,
  Ironton, Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington,
  Pilot Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall are expected to continue to 
move over the warned area the rest of the night producing another 1 
to 3 inches of rainfall with locally higher amounts.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
 Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

Britt

6 follow-up statements

290 
WGUS73 KLSX 290844
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
344 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-291445-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170429T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford MO-Iron MO-Ste. Genevieve MO-Reynolds MO-Madison MO-
Washington MO-St. Francois MO-
344 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT
SATURDAY FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...IRON...STE.
GENEVIEVE...REYNOLDS AND MADISON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 341 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already
fallen. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck, Ironton,
Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington, Pilot
Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall will continue to move across 
the warned area this morning.  

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
 Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

Britt

509 
WGUS73 KLSX 291026
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
526 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-291445-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170429T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford MO-Iron MO-Ste. Genevieve MO-Reynolds MO-Madison MO-
Washington MO-St. Francois MO-
526 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...IRON...STE. GENEVIEVE...
REYNOLDS AND MADISON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...WASHINGTON
COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 522 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area.  Up to 4 inches of rain has already 
fallen. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck, Ironton,
Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington, Pilot
Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall will continue to move across 
the warned area through the morning hours.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
 Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

Britt

271 
WGUS73 KLSX 291138
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
638 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-291445-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170429T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford MO-Iron MO-Ste. Genevieve MO-Reynolds MO-Madison MO-
Washington MO-St. Francois MO-
638 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...IRON...STE. GENEVIEVE...
REYNOLDS AND MADISON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...WASHINGTON
COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 629 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already 
fallen. This heavy rain has lead to flooding and some road closures. 
Part of Route F in Reynolds county was closed, also MO 221 and Route 
D in Iron county, and Route V in Madison county were closed due to 
flooding.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck, Ironton,
Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington, Pilot
Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the 
warned area this morning.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
 Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

GKS

040 
WGUS53 KLSX 291429
FFWLSX
MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-292245-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170429T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
929 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Crawford County in east central Missouri...
  Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
  Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri...
  Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...
  Madison County in southeastern Missouri...
  Washington County in east central Missouri...
  St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 545 PM CDT Saturday.

* At 923 AM CDT, local law enforcement officials and emergency 
  management officials report that flash flooding is occurring due 
  to heavy rainfall. Most creeks and streams are flooded and a 
  number of roads are closed. Some evacuations were being reported 
  in Ellington due to flash flooding on local creeks. Rainfall 
  amounts thus far have been anywhere from 3 to 5 inches.
 
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
  Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck,
  Ironton, Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington,
  Pilot Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible through 
this evening.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

Glass

353 
WGUS73 KLSX 292043
FFSLSX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
343 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-292245-
/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170429T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crawford MO-Iron MO-Ste. Genevieve MO-Reynolds MO-Madison MO-
Washington MO-St. Francois MO-
343 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...IRON...STE. GENEVIEVE...
REYNOLDS AND MADISON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...WASHINGTON
COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND ST. FRANCOIS COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

At 336 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated a 
new round of thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the warned 
area. 1 to 3 inches of additional rainfall are estimated to have 
fallen in Crawford County already in less than two hours and similar 
additional rainfall amounts and very high rainfall rates are 
expected as this line of storms moves through the warned area 
through the middle part of this evening. 

This will aggravate or enhance current flooding and create new areas 
of flash flooding that may not have experienced it yet. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck, Ironton,
Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington, Pilot
Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
 Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

TES

577 
WGUS53 KLSX 292237
FFWLSX
MOC055-093-123-179-186-187-221-300645-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170430T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
537 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in St Louis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Crawford County in east central Missouri...
  Iron County in southeastern Missouri...
  Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri...
  Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri...
  Madison County in southeastern Missouri...
  Washington County in east central Missouri...
  St. Francois County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 145 AM CDT Sunday.

* At 531 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 
  Widespread additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches of 
  additional rainfall are estimated to have fallen between 230 and 
  530 pm in Crawford, Washington, Reynolds, and Iron counties and 
  similar additional rainfall amounts and very high rainfall rates 
  are expected as this line of storms moves through the rest of the 
  warned area through the middle part of this evening.  This will 
  aggravate or enhance current flooding and create new areas of 
  flash flooding that may not have experienced it yet. 

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Farmington, Sullivan, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve,
  Fredericktown, Cuba, Potosi, Steelville, Bourbon, Bismarck,
  Ironton, Leadwood, Anthonies Mill, Park Hills, Reynolds, Ellington,
  Pilot Knob, Iron Mountain Lake and Viburnum.

The additional rainfall heading into this evening and the rainfall 
from last night could create a highly dangerous situation in the 
warned area over the next several hours!

Numerous road closures across the warned area are ongoing along with 
at least one water rescue in southern Iron County. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 203 and 218.
 Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 143 and 162.

This also includes  Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St.
Francois State Park, Onondaga Cave State Park, Johnsons Shut-Ins
State Park, Hawn State Park, Fort Davidson Historic Site, Felix Valle
House State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Dillard Mill Historic
Site, Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri Mines Historic Site,
and Clearwater Lake Recreational Area.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9096 3726 9116 3750 9121 3751 9131
      3759 9131 3759 9116 3770 9116 3770 9131
      3779 9131 3779 9153 3820 9153 3821 9079
      3800 9059 3812 9025 3813 9025 3797 8994
      3764 9015 3731 9014 3727 9074 3705 9078

$$

TES

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Cole	7 days
Apr 28, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	9 days
Apr 28, 8:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	3 days
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	4 days
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	14 days
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	69 hr
Apr 28, 9:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Reynolds	7 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	12 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	11 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Warren	9 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	11 days
Apr 28, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds	29 min
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lewis	20 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	19 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	10 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Ralls	20 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	43 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	40 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	16 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Perry, Sainte Genevieve	43 days
Apr 28, 11:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Franklin	42 min
Apr 28, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds, Washington	48 min
Apr 29, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve	49 min
Apr 29, 6:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Madison, Saint Francois	48 hr
Apr 29, 6:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Madison, Saint Francois	50 hr
Apr 29, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Callaway, Osage	9 days
Apr 29, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Callaway, Cole, Osage	38 min
Apr 29, 1:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage	8 hr
Apr 29, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren	58 min
Apr 29, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren	52 min
Apr 29, 3:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Audrain, Gasconade, Lincoln, Marion, Montgomery, Pike and 2 more	8 hr
Apr 29, 3:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Madison	48 hr
Apr 29, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	51 min
Apr 29, 4:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Monroe	4 days
Apr 29, 4:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	4 days
Apr 29, 4:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	47 hr

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Sources

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.