~ALERT!!~St Louis under FLOOD WARNING..almost 3 ft of rain past 4 days 100 miles upriver at Quincy Il

TWC just 'confirmed' 12+ inches

nothing yet about flash flood warnings etc..

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
423 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

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 MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
423 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS MORNING.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. SOME OF THESE
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.

HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO FORECAST...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN MISSOURI
AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL POSE A THREAT OF
FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN
MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AND INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA.

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD
FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

Last Edited by RTS on 06/14/2011 01:01 PM

TWC just said there has been 15.1 inches in the Quincy area in the past day and that flooding is potentially a "Huge problem"

Can't find a link anywhere..the news outlet in Quincy only admitted to 4-5 inches and I couldn't find a link anywhere from St. Louis that mentioned rain totals or anything but 'rote' flood warnings

cern lhc!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told ll of you this would happen.

I've never seen "white" before...that's scary looking.

Prayers for safety and the storms to dissipate.

here's the 48 hour river forecast for the Area

[link to water.weather.gov]

and longer range for the Mississippi at St Louis

[link to water.weather.gov]

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
915 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT

CANTON LD20
QUINCY
QUINCY LD21
HANNIBAL
SAVERTON LD22
LOUISIANA
CLARKSVILLE LD24
WINFIELD LD25
GRAFTON
ALTON LD26
ST. LOUIS
CHESTER

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RECENT RAINFALL INCLUDING 4 TO 8
INCHES THAT FELL LAST NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHEAST
MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS
CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT [link to WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV] /LOWER
CASE/

&&

ILC163-MOC189-510-160214-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0135.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/EADM7.2.ER.110527T1033Z.110619T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
915 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 35.1 FEET SATURDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 35.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE FLOODGATES
AT GRATIOT ROAD RAILROAD AND CHOTEAU STREET ARE CLOSED.
* IMPACT...AT 34.0 FEET...FLOODGATES AT CONVENT STREET RAILROAD AND
RUTGER STREET ARE CLOSED.
* IMPACT...AT 33.0 FEET...FLOODGATES AT THE RUTGER STREET RAILROAD
AND AT MILLER STREET ARE CLOSED.
* IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...FLOOD PANELS AT CARR STREET AND POPLAR
STREET ARE INSTALLED.
* IMPACT...AT 31.9 FEET...THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING GARAGE JUST
NORTH OF EADS BRIDGE BEGINS FLOODING.
* IMPACT...AT 31.7 FEET...LEONOR K. SULLIVAN BOULEVARD BEGINS
FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL IN FRONT OF THE ARCH.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...FLOODWALL AT LACLEDES LANDING IS CLOSED.

the area in purple got another 6 inches last night..hence the 21 inch total..

[link to oi51.tinypic.com]

12+ more inches tonight..this time E of Quincy

[link to oi51.tinypic.com]

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