The NWS has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for the City of St. Louis. Up to 6" of rain expected through Monday. #STLWX
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
241 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ST. LOUIS CITY
* UNTIL 1030 PM CST SATURDAY
* AT 228 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR...RAIN GAUGES...AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. CREEKS ARE RISING RAPIDLY...PARTICULARLY IN THE SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING INTO THE REGION...AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WILL DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY THIS EVENING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ST. LOUIS...O`FALLON...ST. CHARLES...ST. PETERS...FLORISSANT...
CHESTERFIELD...BELLEVILLE...JEFFERSON CITY...WILDWOOD...UNIVERSITY
CITY...BALLWIN...GRANITE CITY...WENTZVILLE...ALTON...KIRKWOOD...
MARYLAND HEIGHTS...EAST ST. LOUIS...HAZELWOOD...COLLINSVILLE AND
EDWARDSVILLE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WILL DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY THIS EVENING.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 21 AND 24.
INTERSTATE 55 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 23 AND 63.
INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS NEAR EXIT 9.
INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 203 AND 277.
INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 190 AND 191.
INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 183 AND 231.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID AREAS THAT ARE FLOODED.
TURN AROUND...DONT 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.
Address/Location
City of St. Louis Emergency Management
1915 Olive St
St. Louis, MO 63103
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning