Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
416 WGUS53 KLSX 082213 FFWLSX MOC099-090215- /O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0009.240508T2213Z-240509T0215Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 513 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Jefferson County in east central Missouri... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 2 hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Festus, De Soto, Pevely, Crystal City, Herculaneum, Hillsboro, Horine, Victoria, Hematite, Mapaville, Morse Mill, Fletcher, Oermann and Grubville. This includes the following State Parks... Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site and Gov. Dunklin`s Grave Historic Site. This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 180. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 3809 9068 3820 9078 3831 9076 3832 9037 3828 9037 3824 9036 3820 9034 3810 9056 3809 9065 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS $$ Gosselin