1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 6, 2:15 PM CST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 215 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004 .DISCUSSION... DP SRTWV TROF CURRENTLY MOVING INTO WRN TX IS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE ENEWD TWD MID MS VALLEY AND THINGS WILL BE CHGG FAST NOW. SFC LOW NOW DPNG OVR N CNTRL TX. MSAS DATA SHOWS 5MB PRES RISE/FALL COUPLET SETTING UP THERE AND 50-60KT SWLY LLJ FCST TO DVLP THIS EVENING AND NOSE INTO LWR OHIO RIVER VALLEY. MOST OF THE SVR ACTION/HVY PCPN SHOULD BE TO E OF OUR AREA. LOOKS LIKE CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS S OF OUR AREA MAY INTERCEPT MUCH OF THE HIGHER MSTR AVBL HWVR CANT RULE OUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN UNDER COMMA/DEF AREA WHICH WILL BE OVER OUR CWA. THE OTHER ITEM IS THE LLJ LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NOSE MOVR EWD TWD KY/IN INSTEAD OF OVR OUR AREA. WITH THAT IN MIND WL KEEP HEADLINES OUT OF FCST FOR NOW AND MENT LCLLY HVY RAIN IN WORDING. WL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH FOR SLGT RISK SVR TSTMS. IF SFC LOW DPNS RIGHT OVER E CNTRL MO THE COLD POOL OVHD WL MAKE THINGS UNSTABLE AND AS SPC HAS SAID THERE IS A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS WITH SOME OF THESE TNGT. PRECIPITABLE WATER REMAINS WELL OVER THE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR SO ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT. ALL THIS ACTIVITY MOVES OUT BY MRNG AND THINGS WILL TRY TO RETURN TO NORMAL ACROSS THE AREA. && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && PEDIGO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 335 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004 ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-071200- ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BROWN-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS- SHELBY- 335 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ058>060-098-099-MOZ041-047>052-059>062-071200- BOONE-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-COLE-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL- JERSEY IL-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MONITEAU-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL- OSAGE-ST CHARLES-WARREN- 335 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE ENOUGH RUNOFF TO CAUSE SOME STANDING WATER ON STREETS AND SECONDARY ROADS AS WELL AS CAUSE SOME RISES IN STREAMS. AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY SEE INCREASED STAGES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TONIGHT. ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-MOZ063>065-072>075-084-085-099- 071200- BOND IL-CLINTON IL-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-MADISON- MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST CLAIR IL- ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WASHINGTON- WASHINGTON IL- 335 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE ENOUGH RUNOFF TO CAUSE SOME STANDING WATER ON STREETS AND SECONDARY ROADS AS WELL AS CAUSE SOME RISES IN STREAMS. AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY SEE INCREASED STAGES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TONIGHT. BRITT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Moderate to heavy rain brought several creeks out of their banks across Warren County. One water rescue was needed at a low water crossing.Their were no injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, December 2004
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