Full Notification

* 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.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON, MO ... ST. LOUIS, MO ... ST. LOUIS CITY, MO

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.