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WGUS73 KLSX 310701

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

154 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008



ILC013-083-119-MOC113-139-183-189-219-510-310845-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080531T0845Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MADISON IL-JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-

ST. CHARLES MO-WARREN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-

154 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN LINCOLN...MONTGOMERY...WARREN...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS...

ST. LOUIS CITY...SOUTHERN CALHOUN...SOUTHERN JERSEY AND MADISON

COUNTIES...



AT 1252 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER 

SEVERAL CREEKS IN THE AREA...INCLUDING DARDENNE CREEK IN ST. CHARLES 

COUNTY AND CREVE COEUR CREEK IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY...HAVE HAD VERY 

SUDDEN RISES AND WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING. THESE CREEKS WILL LIKELY 

CREST SOON AND THEN FALL RAPIDLY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOOD 

RIVER...PRAIRIETOWN...GRAFTON...GODFREY...EDWARDSVILLE...

WRIGHT CITY...WINFIELD...WEST ALTON...WENTZVILLE...WARRENTON...

ST. PETERS...ST. CHARLES...NEW FLORENCE...MONTGOMERY CITY...

LAKE ST. LOUIS...JONESBURG...HAZELWOOD...HAWK POINT... 

FLORISSANT...BLACK JACK...BIG SPRING AND BELLFLOWER.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



LAT...LON 3867 9015 3846 9032 3852 9051 3846 9067

      3848 9073 3864 9073 3857 9084 3855 9094

      3862 9112 3862 9117 3872 9137 3868 9160

      3872 9164 3902 9164 3899 8964 3867 8963

TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 180DEG 0KT 3877 9097



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000 

WGUS73 KLSX 310701

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

154 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008



ILC013-083-119-MOC113-139-183-189-219-510-310845-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080531T0845Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MADISON IL-JERSEY IL-CALHOUN IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-

ST. CHARLES MO-WARREN MO-MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-

154 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN LINCOLN...MONTGOMERY...WARREN...ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS...

ST. LOUIS CITY...SOUTHERN CALHOUN...SOUTHERN JERSEY AND MADISON

COUNTIES...



AT 1252 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER 

SEVERAL CREEKS IN THE AREA...INCLUDING DARDENNE CREEK IN ST. CHARLES 

COUNTY AND CREVE COEUR CREEK IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY...HAVE HAD VERY 

SUDDEN RISES AND WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING. THESE CREEKS WILL LIKELY 

CREST SOON AND THEN FALL RAPIDLY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOOD 

RIVER...PRAIRIETOWN...GRAFTON...GODFREY...EDWARDSVILLE...

WRIGHT CITY...WINFIELD...WEST ALTON...WENTZVILLE...WARRENTON...

ST. PETERS...ST. CHARLES...NEW FLORENCE...MONTGOMERY CITY...

LAKE ST. LOUIS...JONESBURG...HAZELWOOD...HAWK POINT... 

FLORISSANT...BLACK JACK...BIG SPRING AND BELLFLOWER.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



LAT...LON 3867 9015 3846 9032 3852 9051 3846 9067

      3848 9073 3864 9073 3857 9084 3855 9094

      3862 9112 3862 9117 3872 9137 3868 9160

      3872 9164 3902 9164 3899 8964 3867 8963

TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 180DEG 0KT 3877 9097



$$



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