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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service St Louis MO

218 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024



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Franklin MO-Jefferson MO-Saint Louis MO-Washington MO-

218 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT THIS 

AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, SOUTHWESTERN SAINT 

LOUIS AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL 

MISSOURI...



At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 

rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have 

fallen. 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...

  Arnold, Festus, Union, Eureka, Pacific, De Soto, Pevely, Crystal 

  City, St. Clair, Herculaneum, Hillsboro, Byrnes Mill, Cedar Hill, 

  High Ridge, Gray Summit, Antonia, Villa Ridge, Murphy, Barnhart 

  and Oakville.



This includes the following State Parks...

Mastodon Historic Site, Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Historic Site, 

Gov. Dunklin's Grave Historic Site and Robertsville State Park.



This includes the following highways...

	Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 242 and 253.

	Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 174 and 191.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3821 9097 3851 9096 3848 9074 3850 9041

      3839 9034 3833 9037 3829 9037 3824 9036

      3819 9034 3811 9110 3820 9110



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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Walsh