Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for St. Louis City
Updated: 4:58 PM CDT on September 2, 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 643 in effect until midnight CDT tonight...
Tonight
Cooler. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening... then slight chance of showers after midnight. Storms may produce damaging winds and large hail until late evening. Low around 60. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. High in the upper 70s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 643 remains in effect until 1200 am CDT
MO . Missouri counties included are
Audrain Barry Barton Benton Boone Callaway Camden Cedar Christian Cole Cooper Crawford Dade Dallas Dent Douglas Franklin Gasconade Greene Henry Hickory Iron Jasper Jefferson Johnson Laclede Lawrence Lincoln McDonald Madison Maries Miller Moniteau Montgomery Morgan Newton Osage Ozark Pettis Phelps Pike Polk Pulaski Reynolds St. Charles St. Clair Ste. Genevieve St. Francois St. Louis Shannon stone Taney Texas Vernon Warren Washington Webster Wright
Missouri independent cities included are
St. Louis city
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:44 PM CDT on September 2, 2010
... Safety rules for severe thunderstorms...
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service. In the interest of public safety... the following safety rules are provided. Public and commercial broadcast stations serving the affected area are asked to broadcast these safety messages frequently while the watch is in effect.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. If you are in the watch area... keep up to date of the latest weather information. These storms can develop rapidly so there may be occasions when advance warning is not possible.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning means a severe thunderstorm has been observed or indicated on radar. If you are in the path or near the storm... take immediate actions to protect life and property. Follow these safety rules:
(1) in open country... you should seek shelter and avoid trees which can be targets for lightning. If there is no shelter... go to a ditch or culvert but beware of rising water which can cause flooding.
(2) when indoors... stay away from outside walls and windows and go to an interior room on the lowest level. Avoid using electrical appliances while the storm is nearby.
(3) in Mobile homes... you should leave and seek nearby safe shelter.
(4) if swimming or on a boat... you should get to shore as quickly as possible and find shelter.
A thunderstorm is considered severe when it contains one inch or larger diameter size hail and/or wind gusts of 58 miles an hour or greater. A severe thunderstorm can also produce deadly lightning and very heavy rain which can lead to flash flooding.
Remember... with any severe thunderstorm there is always the possibility of tornadoes.