HEat Advisory remainsin effect til 7PM CST
Created On: 06/19/2009 06:57:52
BOND IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL- JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-LINCOLN-ST. CHARLES- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE- MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE... BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 355 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S COMBINED WITH VERY HUMID AIR WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER...OR WHEN ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE 100 DEGREES OR GREATER. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO... KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.
PEOPLE IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA CAN GET INFORMATION ON COOLING CENTERS OR ENERGY ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT BY CALLING THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS AT 800-427-4626.
Nabraska Twisters 6/17/09 ....You Gotta See This... x4 !
Created On: 06/18/2009 07:06:45
The footage from the south-central Nebraska twisters was AWESOME ! ..... Your guys rock ! Looking forward to seeing that on StormChasers/Discovery Channel this fall !
WOW ~!
Tornado Watch til 2 AM 6.17.09
Created On: 06/17/2009 18:20:25
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 450 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN JEFFERSON ST. CHARLES ST. LOUIS WARREN WASHINGTON
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
IRON MADISON REYNOLDS ST. FRANCOIS STE. GENEVIEVE
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 INDEPENDENT CITY
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
ST. LOUIS CITY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...ST CHARLES... ST LOUIS AND UNION.
Flash Flood in Effect til Tuesday Morning 6/16/09
Created On: 06/15/2009 19:52:50
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-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA...MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS...FARMINGTON 838 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BOND IL...BROWN IL... CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL... MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY IL...PIKE IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...CALLAWAY...COLE...CRAWFORD... FRANKLIN...GASCONADE...IRON...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LEWIS... LINCOLN...MADISON...MARION...MONITEAU...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... OSAGE...PIKE...RALLS...REYNOLDS...SHELBY...ST. CHARLES...ST. FRANCOIS...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...STE. GENEVIEVE... WARREN AND WASHINGTON.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH A RENEWED THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. IN FACT...THOSE LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 FROM NEAR COLUMBIA TO ST. LOUIS ARE THE MOST PRONE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS NEXT WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
Moderate Flash Flood Warning til 3pm Today.
Created On: 06/15/2009 10:44:07
/ JEFFERSON MO-FRANKLIN MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO- ST. CHARLES MO- 954 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. CHARLES...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 950 AM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CENTERED ACROSS EASTERN ST LOUIS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF ST LOUIS. OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR ESTIMATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES.
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...AFFTON...BALLWIN...BEL-RIDGE...BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS... BERKELEY...BLACK JACK...BRENTWOOD...BRIDGETON...CHESTERFIELD... CLARKSON VALLEY...CLAYTON...COOL VALLEY...COTTLEVILLE...CRESTWOOD... CREVE COEUR...DARDENNE PRAIRIE...DELLWOOD...DES PERES...ELLISVILLE... EUREKA...FENTON...FERGUSON...FLORISSANT...FRONTENAC...GLENDALE...GRAY SUMMIT...HAZELWOOD...HILLSDALE...JENNINGS AND KINLOCH.
LOCAL SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT A NUMBER OF ROADS WITH IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES OF WATER...INCLUDING LOW LYING SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 70 NEAR LAMBERT FIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.