{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.70e72bfe00e741a3b4cfb485744062c5f3cfe247.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:26PM CDT until July 4 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.70e72bfe00e741a3b4cfb485744062c5f3cfe247.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS St Louis MO"},"word_count":229,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:26PM CDT until July 4 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** St. Louis, MO; St. Louis City, MO\n**Issued by:** NWS St Louis MO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T16:26:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T16:26:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T19:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWLSX\n\nThe National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nSouthwestern Saint Louis County in east central Missouri...\nSaint Louis City in east central Missouri...\n\n* Until 730 PM CDT.\n\n* At 426 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain over Des Peres. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have\nfallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nKirkwood, Des Peres, Town and Country, Manchester, Sunset Hills,\nLadue, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Webster Groves, Ballwin, Brentwood,\nChesterfield, Richmond Heights, Clayton, University City,\nEllisville, St. Louis, Maryland Heights, Wildwood and Eureka.\n\nThis includes the following State Parks...\nBabler Memorial State Park, Scott Joplin Historic Site, Route 66\nState Park and Castlewood State Park.\n\nThis includes Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 264 and 277.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}