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River Flood Warning 143, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 15, 2009Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 15, 2009, 5:53 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 15, 2009, 6:39 PM CDT. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2009, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 15, 2009, 6:39 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 17, 2009, 8:44 PM CDT
In force: 50 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity: Minor

County Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black River near Annapolis (ANNM7). The gauge peaked at 11.30 ft at Jun 16, 2009, 5:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07061500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 15, 4:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 4:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
450 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OFALLON                38.78N 90.71W
06/15/2009  M3.42 INCH       ST. CHARLES        MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

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EVENT NUMBER LSX0902382

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:55 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
455 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     FLOOD            LAKE ST. LOUIS          38.79N 90.78W
06/15/2009                   ST. CHARLES        MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FLOODING OF ROADWAY NEAR PERUGUE CREEK ON DUELLO ROAD
            BETWEEN HIGHWAY 40 AND HIGHWAY N.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LSX0902383

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The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 6:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Callaway	6 hr
Jun 15, 7:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Montgomery, Warren	6 hr
Jun 15, 8:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Boone	6 hr
Jun 15, 8:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	4 hr
Jun 15, 9:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Reynolds	42 min
Jun 15, 9:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	6 hr
Jun 15, 9:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds, Saint Francois	46 min
Jun 15, 10:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Iron, Madison	50 min
Jun 15, 11:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Washington	50 min
Jun 15, 12:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Crawford	6 hr
Jun 15, 12:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Reynolds	25 min
Jun 15, 12:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Reynolds	33 min
Jun 15, 12:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Iron, Reynolds	50 min
Jun 15, 3:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	4 hr
Jun 15, 3:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 23 more	20 hr
Jun 15, 6:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2009 Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.