Alert archive / Missouri / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 57, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 10, 2009, 12:10 PM CDT for Saint Charles County, Missouri; Jersey County, Illinois. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2009, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2009, 8:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Jersey County, IL, Saint Charles County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Grafton (GRFI2). The gauge peaked at 19.13 ft at Apr 14, 2009, 5:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05587450, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS43 KLSX 101710
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1210 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES
COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN AND HIGH WATER
FROM THE ILLINOIS RIVER...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-111710-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0057.090410T1710Z-090414T0600Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090411T0600Z.090413T0600Z.NO/
1210 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY.
* AT 11:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.2 FEET
OVERNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/11 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.00 18.2 18.2 17.9 17.7 17.515 follow-up statements
000
WGUS83 KLSX 110248
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
948 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
THAT FELL ACROSS THE BASIN YESTERDAY...WITH NO ADDITIONAL RAIN
FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-120248-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090417T0000Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090412T0600Z.090416T0000Z.NO/
948 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 9:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/11 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.35 18.7 18.9 18.7 18.5 18.1000
WGUS83 KLSX 111635
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1135 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI..
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CLARKSVILLE 24 TW
AT GRAFTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY AND FROM WATER UPSTREAM...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC013-MOC163-121635-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-090414T1800Z/
/CLKM7.1.ER.090412T0000Z.090412T1800Z.090413T1800Z.NO/
1135 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CLARKSVILLE 24 TW
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 25.4 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
$$
ILC083-MOC183-121634-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090417T0000Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090412T1800Z.090416T0000Z.NO/
1135 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 11:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY
SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW INTO FARMLAND.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CLARKSVILLE 24 25 24.69 25.3 25.1 24.5 24.0 23.5
GRAFTON 18 18.65 18.9 18.9 18.6 18.2 17.8000
WGUS83 KLSX 120207
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
907 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ILLINOIS...MISSOURI..
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES
COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
THAT FELL FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-130207-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090417T0000Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090412T0600Z.090416T0000Z.NO/
907 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 18.8 FEET THROUGH
AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/12 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.75 18.8 18.8 18.6 18.2 17.8000
WGUS83 KLSX 121820
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
120 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
GRAFTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
THE PAST 48 HOURS AND 0.75 TO 1.25 INCHES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24
HOURS...
RAIN HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE
EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS
CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-131820-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090417T1200Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090412T1300Z.090416T1200Z.NO/
120 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL THURSDAY.
* AT 12 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 18.8 FEET OVERNIGHT AND IS FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.72 18.6 18.5 18.3 18.0 17.5000
WGUS83 KLSX 130221
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
921 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
THE PAST 48 HOURS AND UP TO 1 INCH FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24
HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-140221-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090417T1200Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090412T1300Z.090416T1200Z.NO/
921 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/13 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.60 18.6 18.4 18.3 18.0 17.6000
WGUS83 KLSX 131731
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1230 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF DISCHARGE FROM THE ILLINOIS
RIVER...0.5 TO 1 INCH OF PRECIPITATION THE PAST 24 HOURS AND AROUND
0.25 INCHES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-141730-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090418T1200Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090414T1800Z.090417T1200Z.NO/
1230 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 12 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEAR 18.8 FEET THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BEFORE FALLING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
MORNING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17 04/18
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.73 18.7 18.8 18.5 18.0 17.5000
WGUS83 KLSX 140227
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
927 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES
COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF DISCHARGE FROM THE ILLINOIS
RIVER...AND 0.75 TO 1 INCH OF PRECIPITATION RECEIVED THE PAST
36 TO 48 HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-150227-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090419T0600Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090414T1200Z.090418T0600Z.NO/
927 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17 04/18
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.84 18.9 18.9 18.4 17.9 17.5000
WGUS83 KLSX 141655
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1155 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
GRAFTON
CHESTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF NORMAL SPRING RAINS INCLUDING 0.5
TO 1 INCH OF PRECIPITATION THE PAST 36 HOURS AND NO PRECIPITATION
FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-151655-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090419T1800Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T1200Z.090418T1800Z.NO/
1155 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL SUNDAY.
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 19.2 FEET WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
$$
ILC157-151654-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-090419T0600Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.090414T1000Z.090415T1800Z.090418T0600Z.NO/
1155 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL SATURDAY.
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 28.3 FEET FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...UNLEVEED ISLANDS NEAR CHESTER AND THE
PRISON FARM FLOODS.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/15 04/16 04/17 04/18 04/19
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 19.09 19.2 19.0 18.6 18.1 17.7
CHESTER 27 27.35 28.2 28.3 27.6 26.7 25.9000
WGUS83 KLSX 150230
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
930 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
AND GRAFTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-160230-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090419T1800Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T1200Z.090418T1800Z.NO/
930 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON.
* UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 19.2 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
$$
ILC157-160229-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-090418T2159Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.090414T1000Z.090415T1800Z.090417T2159Z.NO/
930 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 28.1 FEET TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...UNLEVEED ISLANDS NEAR CHESTER AND THE
PRISON FARM FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. UNPROTECTED FARMLAND ON RIGHT
BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/15 04/16 04/17 04/18 04/19
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 19.11 19.2 19.0 18.6 18.1 17.7
CHESTER 27 27.63 28.0 28.1 27.4 26.4 25.5000
WGUS83 KLSX 151705
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1205 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
GRAFTON
CHESTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH OF PRECIPITATION THE
PAST 60 HOURS AND NO PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-161705-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090419T0600Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T0700Z.090418T0600Z.NO/
1205 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED LAST EVENING AT 19.1 FEET AND SHOULD
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$
ILC157-161704-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-090418T0300Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.090414T1000Z.090415T1500Z.090417T0300Z.NO/
1205 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL FRIDAY.
* AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...UNLEVEED ISLANDS NEAR CHESTER AND THE
PRISON FARM FLOODS.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/16 04/17 04/18 04/19 04/20
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.97 18.7 18.3 17.9 17.6 17.2
CHESTER 27 27.63 27.5 26.7 25.7 24.7 23.9000
WGUS83 KLSX 160236
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
936 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT GRAFTON AND CHESTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-170236-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090419T0000Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T0700Z.090418T0000Z.NO/
936 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON.
* UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
* IMPACT...AT 16.2 FEET...FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES THROUGH ALTON
LOCK AND DAM CONTROL, THE CORPS WILL NOT ALLOW THE RIVER TO EXCEED
THIS LEVEL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, WATER INUNDATES
LAND NOT OWNED BY THE USACE.
$$
ILC157-170235-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-090418T0300Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.090414T1000Z.090415T1500Z.090417T0300Z.NO/
936 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER.
* UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...UNLEVEED ISLANDS NEAR CHESTER AND THE
PRISON FARM FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. UNPROTECTED FARMLAND ON RIGHT
BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...DEGOGNIA GOUNTAIN BLUFF LEVEE GATES ARE
CLOSED.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/16 04/17 04/18 04/19 04/20
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.82 18.6 18.2 17.8 17.5 17.1
CHESTER 27 27.67 27.4 26.6 25.7 24.9 24.3000
WGUS83 KLSX 161621
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1121 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
GRAFTON
CHESTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN DURING
THE LAST PRECIPITATION EVENT..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-171621-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090418T1500Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T0700Z.090417T1500Z.NO/
1121 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
FRIDAY LATE MORNING.
$$
ILC157-171620-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-090418T0300Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.090414T1000Z.090415T1500Z.090417T0300Z.NO/
1121 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TONIGHT.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/17 04/18 04/19 04/20 04/21
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.52 18.1 17.6 17.3 16.9 16.6
CHESTER 27 27.34 26.7 25.8 24.8 23.9 23.0000
WGUS83 KLSX 170236
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
936 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR POINTS ALONG MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
CHESTER
GRAFTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-180236-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090418T1500Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T0700Z.090417T1500Z.NO/
936 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
* IMPACT...AT 16.2 FEET...FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES THROUGH ALTON
LOCK AND DAM CONTROL, THE CORPS WILL NOT ALLOW THE RIVER TO EXCEED
THIS LEVEL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, WATER INUNDATES
LAND NOT OWNED BY THE USACE.
$$
ILC157-180235-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-090418T0329Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.090414T1000Z.090415T1500Z.090417T0329Z.NO/
936 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
...FLOOD WARNING AHS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER.
* UNTIL FRIDAY.
* AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. UNPROTECTED FARMLAND ON RIGHT
BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...DEGOGNIA GOUNTAIN BLUFF LEVEE GATES ARE
CLOSED.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/17 04/18 04/19 04/20 04/21
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.31 18.1 17.7 17.3 17.0 16.6
CHESTER 27 27.06 26.7 25.8 24.8 23.9 23.0000
WGUS83 KLSX 171550
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1050 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-181550-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090418T1800Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T0700Z.090417T1800Z.NO/
1050 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THIS AFTERNOON.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/18 04/19 04/20 04/21 04/22
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 18.02 17.6 17.2 16.9 16.6 16.3000
WGUS83 KLSX 180152
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
852 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
GRAFTON AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC083-MOC183-180222-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090418T1800Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.090410T1230Z.090415T0700Z.090417T1539Z.NO/
852 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON.
* AT 8 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10:39 AM FRIDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A DOWNWARD TREND.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 04/18 04/19 04/20 04/21 04/22
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GRAFTON 18 17.82 17.6 17.3 16.9 16.6 16.2What 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 Apr 10, 6:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
646 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
.DISCUSSION...
/307 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009/
MAIN CONCERNS THIS MORNING ARE CHANCES OF RAIN TODAY AND WITH
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEKEND...AS WELL AS FROST
POTENTIAL TONIGHT. WILL BE ISSUING A FROST ADVISORY FOR LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND THE EASTERN
OZARKS.
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
ASCENT FROM WANING MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND MOISTER CONVERGENCE
TO KEEP CATEGORICAL POPS GOING THIS MORNING...WITH JUST CHANCE
POPS OVER THE FAR SWRN CWA WHERE THE DRY SLOT WILL BE. LARGE SCALE
SUBSIDENCE WILL SET IN BY THIS AFTERNOON...SO HAVE JUST CHANCE
POPS GOING IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER LOW.
SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER NERN MO/W CNTRL
IL...WITH CLEARING FROM NW-SE THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SKIES WILL BE
CLEAR OVER MOST OF THE CWA AFTER ABOUT 08Z. WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15
TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUST TO 35 MPH OVER THE NRN PART OF CWA
TODAY...BUT THEN DROP QUICKLY TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BEGINS TO RELAX. THE CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS OUGHT
TO BE ENOUGH TO LET TEMPERATURES FALL TO THE COOLER GFS MOS TEMPS
TONIGHT. THINK THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD FROST OVER CENTRAL MO
TONIGHT INTO PARTS OF THE ERN OZARKS WHERE THE WINDS WHICH WILL
SEE DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING THE LONGEST...SO HAVE GONE WITH A
FROST ADVISORY. WENT WITH PATCHY FROST ELSEWHERE EXCEPT THE
FARTHEST ERN COUNTIES WHERE THE WINDS SHOULD STAY A LITTLE HIGHER.
AFTER A DRY SATURDAY AND MOST OF SUNDAY...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL
START SPREADING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. HAVE
SIDED WITH THE NAM OVER THE GFS WITH THIS BECAUSE ITS SLOWER MOVEMENT
MAKES SENSE GIVEN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE SYSTEM WHICH IS BACKED UP BY
THE 00Z RUNS OF THE ECMWF/CANADIAN GEM. NAM IS SHOWING STRONG LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE ON NOSE OF 50KT LOW LEVEL JET THAT IS TRANSPORTING
PRECIPITABLE VALUES OVER 1 INCH UNDER STRONG MID LEVEL ASCENT AND
THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW.
HAVE SLOWED PROGRESSION OF RAIN INTO THE AREA ON EASTER SUNDAY AND
UPPED POPS TO CATEGORICAL ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
BRITT
&&
.AVIATION...
/629 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009/
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY JUST E OF KSGF WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
MO AND IL. CONVECTION HAS BEGUN AGAIN IN THE DRY SLOT JUST AHEAD
OF THE SURFACE LOW. FG HAS ALSO DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA WITH SOME
STATIONS REPORTING AROUND 1SM. BELIEVE THESE LOW VISBYS WILL LIFT
WITH SUNRISE AND HAVE THEREFORE FOCUSED ON THE SHRA/TSRA THAT HAS
DEVELOPED FOR THE STL AND SUS TAF. UIN WILL REMAIN ON THE EDGE OF
IFR CIGS AND WILL FLUCTUATE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CLOUDS WILL
EVENTUALLY CLEAR OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THINK WINDS WILL REMAIN
HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT FG FROM DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
TILLY
&&
.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FROST ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR AUDRAIN-BOONE-
CALLAWAY-COLE-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-LINCOLN-MONITEAU-
MONTGOMERY-OSAGE-WARREN-WASHINGTON.
IL...NONE.
&&
WFO LSXHazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 5:34 AM CDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 534 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-111045- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 534 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH TODAY OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. FROST IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER. PLEASE SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT. MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER. PLEASE SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 BRITT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 10, 6:41 AM CDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
641 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE GREENVILLE 38.90N 89.39W
04/10/2009 M1.80 INCH BOND IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER LSX0901715
KARLZLocal storm report, Apr 10, 7:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
739 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM HAIL SULLIVAN 38.22N 91.17W
04/10/2009 M0.25 INCH FRANKLIN MO CO-OP OBSERVER
LASTED 5 MINUTES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LSX0901716
KARLZThe office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:09 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lincoln | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 11:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Crawford | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 35 hr |
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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.