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...The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Meramec River near Arnold. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Meramec River near Arnold. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Meramec Bottom Road between Wells Road and Kerth Road begins flooding near this height. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

While breezy southeast winds will be common through tonight, locally stronger wind gusts are possible late this afternoon through early evening behind a decaying line of showers and thunderstorms approaching from the southwest. Winds may gust as high as 45 to 55 mph, with the most likely time frame for these stronger gusts being between 4-8 PM.

...The National Weather Service in Paducah KY has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau affecting Alexander, Scott, Perry, Union, Jackson and Cape Girardeau Counties. .Recent heavy rainfall upstream along the Mississippi River combined with additional heavy rain over the next 24 to 36 hours will result in river levels rising. Cape Girardeau is forecast to rise above flood stage on Thursday evening, cresting around 35 feet this weekend.

Strong gradient winds are occuring on the back side of the showers and thunderstorms in east central IL. Expect east to southeast winds gusting 45 to 55 mph at times through 5 pm, especially from I-57 east and north of I-70. Secure loose objects and watch for possible falling tree limbs with these gusty winds. Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles like semi trucks.

...The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday. * WHEN...From this evening to late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Wastewater lift station begins flooding at about this height. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pittsboro, or 18 miles west of Houston, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Houlka, Randolph, New Houlka, Robbs, Thorn, Reid, Loyd, Pannell, Matthews, and Thelma. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Lingering wind gusts up to 50 MPH may continue over the next hour due to a wake low pressure behind departing showers / weak thunderstorms.

At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of English, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Salem, Blue River, New Pekin, Hardinsburg, Fredericksburg, Martinsburg, Shorts Corner, South Boston, Rosebud, and Harristown.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 224. * TIMING...From noon to 7 PM MDT Tuesday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Illinois, including the following counties, Lake IL and McHenry. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads, yards, structures, and areas of park land are flooding along the Fox River Chain of Lakes. Flooding is expected to continue at least through the end of this week. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 216 PM CDT, River gauges along the Fox River Chain of Lakes indicated that water levels continue to slowly fall,