A man drowned while attempting to walk through flood water from the Cuivre River.
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A man drowned while attempting to walk through flood water from the Cuivre River.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 5:01 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
601 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015
.SHORT TERM: (THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 344 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015
FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE PRECIP CHANCES THRU TONIGHT.
CDFNT CURRENTLY STRETCHES ACROSS SRN AND SERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA.
ROUGHLY BETWEEN KUUV AND KFAM TO N OF KSLO. AREA OF SHRA ACROSS
SWRN MO WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE FNT THIS MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL
THIS AFTERNOON, MDLS PROG MCV TO REACH WRN MO. THIS MCV IS CURRENTLY
OVER NRN TX/WRN OK. EXACTLY WHERE THIS MCV WILL TRACK IS A LITTLE
UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER, GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
SRN TWO-THIRDS OF THE CWA TO RECEIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIP.
MDLS ALSO SHOW PW VALUES AOA 2.0 INCHES TONIGHT. THE FNT WILL LIFT
NWD SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AS THE MCV APPROACHES, WITH AT LEAST SOME
PRECIP N OF THE FNT, BUT AS ALREADY MENTIONED, HOW FAR N REMAINS A
QUESTION. WITH THE LOCAL WRF, RAP, ECMWF AND TO SOME DEGREE THE GFS
IN GOOD AGREEMENT, HAVE TRENDED TWD THESE MDL SOLNS.
GIVEN THE RAINFALL YESTERDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, WILL GO AHEAD
WITH ANOTHER FFA ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THIS WATCH MAY NEED TO
BE EXPANDED IN EITHER AREA, TIME OR BOTH.
AS FOR TEMPS, CONTINUED COOL TEMPS THRU TONIGHT, THO HIGH TEMPS MAY
NEED TO BE ADJUSTED TONIGHT DEPENDING ON HOW FAR N THE FNT TRAVELS.
TILLY
.LONG TERM: (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 420 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015
MCV MENTIONED ABOVE IS EXPECTED TO BE PULLING OUT OF THE REGION
FRI MORNING. THE FNT SHUD CONTINUE TO LIFT NWD AS RIDGING BUILDS
OVERHEAD. HOWEVER, MDLS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST PRECIP THREAT WILL
LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON.
UPPER RIDGE STILL PROGD TO BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH
SW FLOW PUSHING THERMAL RIDGE INTO THE AREA. HAVE CONTINUED WARM
TREND THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. IT REMAINS POSSIBLE THAT
GOING FORECAST IS TOO COOL, HOWEVER, WITH QUESTIONS OF TSRA
DEVELOPEMENT TIMING AND PLACEMENT, WILL KEEP FORECAST AT WARMER
GUIDANCE FOR NOW.
MDLS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TUES OR
WED. THIS WILL ALLOW A GREATER THREAT FOR PRECIP AND COOLER TEMPS
ACROSS THE REGION.
TILLY
&&
.AVIATION: (FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 555 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015
THE COLD FRONT MADE IT AS FAR SOUTH AS SPRINGFIELD TO CAPE
GIRARDEAU MISSOURI LINE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THIS BOUNDARY IS
EXPECTED TO LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY IN
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA MOVES TOWARD MISSOURI. BOTTOM LINE IS MORE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. BELIEVE ALL TERMINALS WILL BE DRY
UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING WITH CIELINGS GRADUALLY LIFTING AS THE
JULY SUN WORKS TO LIFT AND SCATTER THEM OUT. NORTHWEST WIND WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND THEN BECOME EASTERLY THROUGH THE PERIOD.
SPECIFICS FOR KSTL:
IFR CEILING WILL GRADUALLY LIFT TODAY AND THE NORTHWEST WIND WILL
BECOME LIGHT. RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE
TERMINAL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE VALID
FORECAST PERIOD. CEILING AND VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY LOWER BACK
INTO MVFR IF NOT IFR CATEGORY FRIDAY MORNING.
CVKING
&&
.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES:
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
WASHINGTON MO.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-COLE MO-FRANKLIN MO-
GASCONADE MO-JEFFERSON MO-LINCOLN MO-MONITEAU MO-MONTGOMERY
MO-OSAGE MO-PIKE MO-RALLS MO-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. LOUIS CITY
MO-ST. LOUIS MO-WARREN MO.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR RANDOLPH IL.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JERSEY
IL-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY IL-
PIKE IL-ST. CLAIR IL-WASHINGTON IL.
&&
WFO LSXHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 416 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-100930- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO- LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO- AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO- LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO- WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO- MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO- 416 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON ALL POINTS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER FROM LA GRANGE TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE...ARE LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING. A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH OR ANY OBSERVED FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TILLY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reported an operator of a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) left his residence to make a visual observation of nearby flood waters. The UTV became stuck and the victim started walking in the flood water, and drowned.
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