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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
806 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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Jefferson MO-Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-
806 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of east central Missouri, including the
  following counties and independent city, northeastern Jefferson,
  central Saint Louis and central Saint Louis City.

* WHEN...Until 930 AM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take
  several hours for all the water from these storms to work through
  local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 806 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
    ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
    Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    St. Louis, Chesterfield, University City, Ballwin, Kirkwood,
    Maryland Heights, East St. Louis, Webster Groves, Ferguson,
    Arnold, Manchester, Creve Coeur, Overland, Clayton, Jennings,
    St. Ann, Crestwood, Bridgeton, Bellefontaine Neighbors and
    Town and Country.
  - This includes the following State Parks...
    Scott Joplin Historic Site and Mastodon Historic Site.

    This includes the following highways...
    Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 272 and 277.
    Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 190 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 3872 9053 3873 9021 3871 9021 3869 9020
      3862 9018 3859 9020 3858 9022 3853 9026
      3843 9030 3838 9035 3835 9052 3868 9056
      3870 9053


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