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by AngelaHutti from St.Louis

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Angela's Corner: June 22, 2008
Jun 22, 2008 | 10:20 AM
Category: Weather
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  Well, Sunday starts the week on a wet note. No all day rain, but scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the region as I type on Sunday morning, mainly north and east of downtown. Then another round of storms is possible Sunday afternoon and evening thanks to warm and humid air. Some storms could be strong to severe.
  Today’s wet weather is courtesy of the last week front, wind shift, trough, disturbance, or whatever you want to call it to move through St. Louis in the Northwest Flow. On Monday, high pressure slides in for a one day reprieve from storms.
  Warm air advection returns to St. Louis on Tuesday and that means more unstable air. Partly cloudy skies with summer-time pop thunderstorms possible in the afternoons of Tues-Fri.
  As for the rivers, Alton, St. Louis, and Chester have all crested. Louisiana and Clarksville will crest Sunday evening. Winfield and Grafton crest on Monday. All river crest predictions have come down in the last 48 hours, but of course there is still plenty of devastation.
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BRTNWXMAN read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 2:21 PM

Pretty cool stuff going on out there today. A quick look at the radar shows what happens when you get a cold upper low moving Southward atop moist, unstable air. Basically the whole Eastern 1/3 of the US is covered in scattered storms! A couple of vort lobes/shortwaves to our North will be pinwheeling down through the area, possibly bringing another round of more scattered storms this afternoon, but I have a feeling the focus is now to our East, as most of the convection seems to be favoring the periphery of the weak surface trof and shortwave moving across Indiana now.
Medic06 read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 4:08 PM

brtn can you look at the cel over me know and look for rotations please
Medic06 read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 4:12 PM

No hail here in New Haven, Light to moderate winds with one heavy down pour of rain. No funnel clouds spotted. M071410
guyatacomputer read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 6:59 PM

This going to sound crazy, but we are actually starting get a little too dry in O'Fallon, MO. We've had some light showers but no significant rain in more than two weeks. I decided to hold off cutting the grass this weekend because it has quit growing and I'm afraid with the forecast heat it might burn if it's too short.
WEAXWATCHER read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 8:02 PM

I just went out sinde to get my broom from some neighborhood kids that were using it to chase my daughter, and this is what I saw... just a random cloud sitting there begging to be photographed. COOL PICS... Wow!

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WEAXWATCHER read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 8:03 PM

And one more for measure...

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cardinals4ever read my blog view my photos
Jun 22, 2008 | 9:42 PM

This week starts off the wet pattern (set to pay us a lengthy visit) that BRTN and I laid out last week. NCRF (North Central River Forecast/ Mississippi River forecast) is worried about heavy rains in the future for both the Missouri Basin and the flood striken areas of the upper midwest. By weeks end we could be looking at rainfall totals of 4-8" with possibly higher amounts across the Upper Midwest. As for us, it all depends if we get those thunderstorms/MCS's that just sit over the same area, and there is a possiblity of that all this week and into next (excluding monday). NCRF states heavy rains on the Missouri Basin could cause a signifigant rise on the Missouri which could cause STL to rise again, and the tributaries of IA and WI are also mentioned for caution. This is exactly what flood victims don't want to hear. At this time the flood of 93 was just getting started. Let's keep a close eye on the rivers well into the month of July. They may go down or hover some untill the next wall of water come down the area rivers. Thanks.
BRTNWXMAN read my blog view my photos
Jun 23, 2008 | 12:45 PM

Here's what the HPC has to say. It seems like everyone is on the same page, the rain will be returning to the flood stricken areas once again, unfortunately.

EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
329 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

VALID 12Z WED JUN 25 2008 - 12Z SUN JUN 29 2008

...PLAINS/MS VLY...

AGAIN TODAY...WE SEE THE PLAINS AND MS VLY UNDER THE GUN AS LOW
PREDICTABILITY MESOSCALE VORT FEATURES MOVE THRU A FLAT MEAN UPPER
RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES INTO THE NATIONS MIDSECTION. ACTIVITY WILL
BE WELL UNDERWAY IN THE SHORT RANGE WITH MOIST S-SW LOW LEVEL FLOW
IN PLACE THRU MOST OF THE PLAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEDIUM
RANGE PERIOD. THOUGH SCTD CONVECTION COULD OCCUR ALMOST ANYWHERE
IN THE PLAINS...A BROAD WARM ADVECTION SIGNATURE...COMBINED WITH
MESOSCALE FORCING THAT COULD HELP BREAK ANY CAP...FAVORS THE N
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS/MS VLY FOR STORMS WED-FRI UNTIL A
WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SOMETIME NEXT WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY
THIS SETUP PUTS FLOODED AREAS OF IA AND MO AT RISK FOR MORE
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THIS WEEK. THE GFS SHOWS AN AREA OF HIGH
INSTABILITY DEVELOPING NW IA/SE SD ON WED THAT HANGS AROUND AT
LEAST INTO FRI WHILE EXPANDING EWD INTO IA AND SRN WI/NRN IL.
Wrestlerdude read my blog
Jun 23, 2008 | 3:31 PM

so basicly more rain this week?
AngelaHutti read my blog view my photos
Jun 23, 2008 | 6:01 PM

Amazing lightning from those scattered storms Sunday night. I hope you all got a chance to see some of it.
Wrestlerdude read my blog
Jun 23, 2008 | 6:42 PM

so basicly more rain this week?
Medic06 read my blog view my photos
Jun 23, 2008 | 8:04 PM

Hello everyone from the desert south west!!!! My wife and I brought her parents out to Las Vegas for their 25th anniversery (sp). Mr. Higgins I know a little bit of where you are comming from when you say 100+ heat!!!! Maby not 117 but 110 still feels pretty dang warm!!! Hope you all have a great week back in the stl! Try to stay dry as it seems more rain will be in through out the week! Take care and see you when we get back! VIVA LAS VEGAS BABY!!!!!!!!
reb333 view my photos
Jun 23, 2008 | 8:05 PM

Things are getting dry in the east end of Belleville.
magbar33 read my blog view my photos
Jun 23, 2008 | 8:21 PM

Has anyone else heard anything about a levee breech near Foley?
Peagcu read my blog
Jun 24, 2008 | 7:52 AM

Heavy rains over Nebraska and NE Kansas overnight. This should send another shudder down the Missouri.
Peagcu read my blog
Jun 24, 2008 | 7:53 AM

Heavy rains over Nebraska and NE Kansas overnight. This should send another shudder down the Missouri.
Peagcu read my blog
Jun 24, 2008 | 11:07 AM

Where o where did everyone go?
guyatacomputer read my blog view my photos
Jun 24, 2008 | 11:39 AM

SPC has expanded the slight risk area for today to include the northern and western part of the metro area. Also nice band of showers with a bit of a bow echo moving into the western counties.
Mommy2 read my blog view my photos
Jun 24, 2008 | 11:54 AM

So what do you guyd think, the rader shows some strong storms coming in or im i wrong?
ScottMOfallon
Jun 24, 2008 | 11:58 AM

Pretty decent storm moving through here in Wright City. Heavy downpours. Just saw cloud to ground lightning. No hail though!!
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AngelaHutti

Born and raised in St. Louis, I'm living my dream of being a meteorologist. I came to Fox 2 in October 2006 after a few wonderful years doing weekend weather for KTVA CBS 11 in Anchorage, AK. Look for me weekend mornings on Fox 2 and at every Cardinals game I can possibly get to!

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