Flood Advisory until 05:00PM
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Illinois, including the following counties, Madison, Monroe and Saint Clair. Portions of east central Missouri, including the following counties and independent city, Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis and Saint Louis City.
* WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Overflowing poor drainage areas and ponding in areas already saturated by previous rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 203 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... St. Louis, O'Fallon, St. Charles, St. Peters, Florissant, Chesterfield, Belleville, Wildwood, University City, Ballwin, Granite City, Wentzville, Alton, Kirkwood, Maryland Heights, East St. Louis, Hazelwood, Collinsville and Edwardsville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MADISON, IL ... MONROE, IL ... ST. CLAIR, IL ... FRANKLIN, MO ... ST. CHARLES, MO ... ST. LOUIS, MO ... ST. LOUIS CITY, MO
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Fenton MO
625 New Smizer Mill Rd
Fenton, MO 63026
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 636-343-2080
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP FENTONMO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory