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River Flood Warning 39, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 8, 2010Lewis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 8, 2010, 6:42 PM CST for Lewis County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 9, 2010, 7:12 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2010, 6:42 PM CST (00:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2010, 7:12 AM CST
Expired
Mar 12, 2010, 9:02 PM CST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity
Minor

County Lewis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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 Middle Fabius River near Ewing (EWMM7). The gauge peaked at 14.80 ft at Mar 11, 2010, 7:00 AM CST.

actionminormoderate101503/0803/0903/1003/1103/1203/1303/14
Action stage
9.5 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05498150, 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.

999 
WGUS43 KLSX 090042
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
642 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI... 

  NORTH FABIUS RIVER...NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER...NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE OF 0.20 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION THE FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...IN ADDITION TO 
SNOW MELT ACROSS UPPER PORTIONS OF THE BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 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/

&&

MOC111-100042-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0038.100309T1200Z-100311T1200Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1200Z.100310T0000Z.100310T1200Z.NO/
642 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 5:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CREST 
  NEAR 11.3 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

MOC111-100041-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0039.100309T1312Z-100311T0936Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1312Z.100310T0000Z.100310T0936Z.NO/
642 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 5:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CREST 
  NEAR 12.5 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/09  03/10  03/11  03/12  03/13

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   10.03      11.0   11.0   10.3    9.2    7.6

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   10.15      11.9   11.8    9.8    8.6    6.7
10 follow-up statements
376 
WGUS83 KLSX 091614
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1014 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
   
       NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR ...EWING

       MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR...EWING  


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON RAIN AND SNOW MELT WITH AN ADDITIONAL
0.5 INCHES OF RAIN 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/

&&

MOC111-101614-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100313T2136Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1800Z.100312T0000Z.100312T2136Z.NO/
1014 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL TO TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC111-101613-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100311T1200Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100310T0000Z.100310T1200Z.NO/
1014 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/10  03/11  03/12  03/13  03/14

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   10.66      11.1   11.2   11.6    9.6    7.6


MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   12.13      12.0   11.3   11.6    9.3    6.7
822 
WGUS83 KLSX 091653 CCA
FLSLSX

FLOOD STATEMENT  CORRECTED TYPO - NO DATA CHANGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1053 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
   
       NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR ...EWING

       MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR...EWING  


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON RAIN AND SNOW MELT WITH AN ADDITIONAL
0.5 INCHES OF RAIN 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/

&&

MOC111-101614-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100313T2136Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1800Z.100312T0000Z.100312T2136Z.NO/
1053 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC111-101613-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100311T1200Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100310T0000Z.100310T1200Z.NO/
1053 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/10  03/11  03/12  03/13  03/14

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   10.66      11.1   11.2   11.6    9.6    7.6


MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   12.13      12.0   11.3   11.6    9.3    6.7
483 
WGUS83 KLSX 100304
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
904 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 

  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR AFFECTING MARION COUNTY 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RUNOFF DUE TO SNOW MELT...AND UP 
TO ONE HALF INCH OF PRECIPITATION FORECAST OVER THE BASIN DURING 
THE NEXT 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/

&&

MOC111-110304-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100311T2200Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100310T0230Z.100310T2200Z.NO/
904 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

MOC111-110303-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100311T2209Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100310T0600Z.100310T2209Z.NO/
904 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.3 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

MOC127-110303-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0040.100310T0337Z-100312T1000Z/
/TAYM7.1.ER.100310T0337Z.100310T1800Z.100311T1000Z.NO/
904 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT  8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 10.7 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...BOTH BANKS BEGIN TO OVERFLOW LOW LEVEL 
  FARMLANDS.
* IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 117 NORTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA 
  FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 10.2 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS FLOODING THE RIGHT BANK 
  JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE COUNTY ROAD 315 BRIDGE AT THE GAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/10  03/11  03/12  03/13  03/14

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   11.96      11.8   10.3    9.8    8.2    6.8

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   13.28      13.3   10.3    9.2    7.4    5.7

SOUTH FABIUS RIVER
  TAYLOR           9.5    9.31      10.5    9.3    6.8    4.6    3.7
574 
WGUS83 KLSX 101455
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
855 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
     NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR  ...EWING 
   
     MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR ...EWING 

     SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR  ...TAYLOR 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF SNOW MEL RUNOFF AND RAINFALL.
AN ADDITIONAL 0.2 TO 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 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/

&&

MOC111-111455-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100313T2230Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100311T0000Z.100312T2230Z.NO/
855 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC111-111454-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100311T0000Z.100313T0000Z.NO/
855 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 14.9 FEET THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING.


$$

MOC127-111454-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100312T2100Z/
/TAYM7.1.ER.100310T0405Z.100310T1800Z.100311T2100Z.NO/
855 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.1 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.2 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS FLOODING THE RIGHT BANK 
  JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE COUNTY ROAD 315 BRIDGE AT THE GAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/11  03/12  03/13  03/14  03/15

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   12.76      12.7   11.6   10.4    9.3    7.6


MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   14.62      14.7   13.3   10.6    8.7    6.6


SOUTH FABIUS RIVER
  TAYLOR           9.5    9.86       9.7    8.8    7.3    5.1    3.9
997 
WGUS83 KLSX 101456
FLSLSX

FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
856 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
     NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR  ...EWING 
   
     MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR ...EWING 

     SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR  ...TAYLOR 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF SNOW MELT RUNOFF AND RAINFALL.
AN ADDITIONAL 0.2 TO 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 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/

&&

MOC111-111455-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100313T2230Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100311T0000Z.100312T2230Z.NO/
856 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

MOC111-111454-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100311T0000Z.100313T0000Z.NO/
856 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 14.9 FEET THIS EVENING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING.


$$

MOC127-111454-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100312T2100Z/
/TAYM7.1.ER.100310T0405Z.100310T1800Z.100311T2100Z.NO/
856 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 10.1 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.2 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS FLOODING THE RIGHT BANK 
  JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE COUNTY ROAD 315 BRIDGE AT THE GAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/11  03/12  03/13  03/14  03/15

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   12.76      12.7   11.6   10.4    9.3    7.6


MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   14.62      14.7   13.3   10.6    8.7    6.6


SOUTH FABIUS RIVER
  TAYLOR           9.5    9.86       9.7    8.8    7.3    5.1    3.9
536 
WGUS83 KLSX 110219
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
819 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...

 
  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR AFFECTING MARION COUNTY 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RUNOFF DUE TO MELTING SNOW AND 
UNDER ONE HALF INCH OF PRECIPITATION 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/

&&

MOC111-120219-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100315T0430Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100310T1845Z.100314T0430Z.NO/
819 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT  7:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  SATURDAY EVENING.


$$

MOC111-120218-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100313T1400Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100310T2000Z.100312T1400Z.NO/
819 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  7:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

MOC127-120218-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100312T0247Z/
/TAYM7.1.ER.100310T0405Z.100310T1515Z.100311T0247Z.NO/
819 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT  7:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/11  03/12  03/13  03/14  03/15

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   12.58      12.5   12.1   11.8   10.4    8.3

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   14.72      14.2   12.1   11.2    9.9    7.6

SOUTH FABIUS RIVER
  TAYLOR           9.5    9.58       9.2    9.1    7.6    5.2    3.8
652 
WGUS83 KLSX 111259
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
659 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR AFFECTING MARION COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE OF 0.40 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION THE PAST 24 HOURS...IN ADDITION TO RUNOFF FROM MELTING
SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 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/

&&

MOC111-121259-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100313T1930Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100310T1845Z.100312T1930Z.NO/
659 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 6:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

$$

MOC111-121258-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100314T1200Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100311T1230Z.100313T1200Z.NO/
659 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 6:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

MOC127-121258-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100313T0900Z/
/TAYM7.1.ER.100310T0405Z.100311T1230Z.100312T0900Z.NO/
659 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 6:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/12  03/13  03/14  03/15  03/16

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   11.61      11.3    9.9    8.1    6.7    5.9

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   14.86      13.3   12.0   10.3    8.4    6.9

SOUTH FABIUS RIVER
  TAYLOR           9.5   10.10       9.4    7.8    5.2    3.9    3.4
325 
WGUS83 KLSX 120307
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
907 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 

  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR AFFECTING MARION COUNTY 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE OF 0.40 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION THE PAST 24 HOURS...IN ADDITION TO RUNOFF FROM MELTING
SNOW...

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/

&&

MOC111-130307-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100313T0348Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100310T1845Z.100312T0348Z.NO/
907 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TONIGHT.

$$

MOC111-130306-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100314T0000Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100311T1230Z.100313T0000Z.NO/
907 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.


$$

MOC127-130306-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100313T1200Z/
/TAYM7.1.ER.100310T0405Z.100311T1830Z.100312T1200Z.NO/
907 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR TAYLOR
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:46 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.2 FEET...THE RIVER BEGINS FLOODING THE RIGHT BANK 
  JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE COUNTY ROAD 315 BRIDGE AT THE GAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/12  03/13  03/14  03/15  03/16

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   11.06      10.8   10.1    8.6    7.0    6.0

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   12.17      12.3   11.7   10.4    8.8    7.3

SOUTH FABIUS RIVER
  TAYLOR           9.5    9.72       9.5    7.8    5.4    3.8    3.5
496 
WGUS83 KLSX 121446
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
846 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
  NORTH FABIUS RIVER...NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER...NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RESIDUAL RAINS OVER THE PAST WEEK 
IN ADDITION TO RUNOFF FROM MELTING SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 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/

&&

MOC111-131446-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100314T0200Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100310T1845Z.100313T0200Z.NO/
846 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT 8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.

$$

MOC111-131445-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100315T1200Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100311T1230Z.100314T1200Z.NO/
846 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND CREST NEAR 13.3 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL THEN CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/13  03/14  03/15  03/16  03/17

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   11.40      10.6    9.6    8.7    7.6    6.5

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   11.75      13.3   12.0   10.5    9.2    7.6
638 
WGUS83 KLSX 130302
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
902 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 

  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY

  MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED REGARDING THESE FLOODING 
EVENTS NEAR EWING...

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/

&&

MOC111-130332-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100314T0200Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.100309T1807Z.100310T1845Z.100312T1723Z.NO/
902 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING.
* AT  8:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:23 AM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 9.7 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

MOC111-130332-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-100315T1200Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.100309T1345Z.100311T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
902 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 9.9 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/13  03/14  03/15  03/16  03/17

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0    9.05       9.2    9.7   10.1    9.2    7.5

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0   10.63      10.9    9.9   10.5   10.5    8.9

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 Mar 8, 6:06 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 6:06 PM CST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
606 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...
/320 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010/

THE MORNING H85 ANALYSIS SHOWED THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT WAS IN THE
PROCESS OF BECOMING FIRMLY ESTABLISHED TO OUR WEST. GOOD LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WITH H85 DEW POINTS AOA 10 DEGC HAD ALREADY PROGRESSED
INTO SRN OK...AND CURRENT PROFILER DATA SUGGESTS THIS TRANSPORT HAS
CONTINUED INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS A RESULT
OF THIS AND LARGE SCALE ASCENT SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS AHEAD OF THE NM CLOSED LOW...A SWATH OF WIDESPREAD
RAIN HAS EVOLVED FROM OK INTO SRN NEBRASKA WITH SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDER AS WELL. THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL KS...WITH THE ATTENDANT ARCING BAND OF RAIN/SHOWERS
SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH CENTRAL MO. THERE IS STILL SOME
QUESTION ON THE LOCATION OF THE LEADING EDGE OF PRECIPITATION...AND
I CONTINUE TO LIKE THE IDEA OF IT TO BE NEAR OR JUST EAST OF THE
MS RIVER AT 12Z TUES. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED WITH THE EXPECTED
EVOLUTION OF PRECIPITATION TRENDS THAT I DISCUSSED YESTERDAY. THIS
INITIAL BAND SHOULD SHIFT EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS ERN MO AND WRN IL
DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY IN THE
VICINITY OF SE KS/SW MO IN CONJUNCTION WITH LARGE SCALE ASCENT
AHEAD OF A LIFTING VORT MAX/SHORT WAVE AND WHERE STEEPER MID LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AND MODEST INSTABILITY WILL EXIST. THIS ACTIVITY
SHOULD THEN EXPAND AND ROTATE NEWD INTO CENTRAL MO BY EARLY
EVENING AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS SOME QUESTION ON THE SRN EXTENT OF THIS ACTIVITY...CERTAINLY
THE REGION FROM CENTRAL MO THROUGH WEST CENTRAL IL HAS THE HIGHEST
POPS.

WEDNESDAY WILL MORE OR LESS BE THE DAY WE ARE INBETWEEN SYSTEMS
WITH THE INITIAL LOW HAVING LIFTED NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MS
VALLEY...AND THE NEXT UPSTREAM UPPER LOW MOVING INTO OK. THE WARM
SECTOR WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA AND CLOUDS WILL THIN...LEADING
TO A NICE MILD DAY WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. THIS HEATING
COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPS ALOFT AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL RESULT IN MODEST SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY WITH AFTERNOON
SBCAPES AOA 500 J/KG. THE NAM IS ALSO SHOWING LITTLE CIN...HOWEVER
LARGE SCALE FEATURES AND FOCUSING BOUNDARIES ARE ABSENT...SUGGESTING
IF ANYTHING DEVELOPS...THE COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED.

OF GREATER NOTE IS THE EVOLUTION DURING THE AFTERNOON TO OUR
SOUTHWEST. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
ADVANCE OF THE UPPER LOW MOVING INTO OKLAHOMA AND THE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY IS THEN EXPECTED TO
SPREAD NEWD ACROSS THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE
UPPER LOW AND SFC SYSTEM. THE THREAT OF THUNDER WILL PERSIST ON
THURSDAY WITH ERN MO AND WRN IL WELL WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR AND
DECENT INSTABILITY INDICATED. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF HEATING
AND INSTABILITY THAT EVOLVES...I LIKE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
STRONG TO SEVERE LOW TOP STORMS...MAINLY HAILERS WITH THE COLD AIR
ALOFT AND LOWER FREEZING LEVEL.

WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE RAIN SITUATION. DURING THE
COURSE OF THIS WET STRETCH...UP TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THERE ARE 2 PERIODS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF ORGANIZED
CONVECTION AND THUS HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...AND THAT WOULD BE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ATTM THE GREATEST THREAT AREA
WOULD BE NE MO AND WEST CENTRAL IL WHERE THE SOIL IS WETTEST AND
LOWEST FFG EXISTS. THE RUNOFF COULD PUSH SOME OF THE SMALLER
RIVERS INTO FLOOD AND AT THE VERY LEAST...INCREASE FLOWS ALL
AROUND.

THE DETERMINISTIC MODELS AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT OVER THE LAST 12H WITH REGARDS TO THE EVOLUTION OF
THE UPPER AIR REGIME BY WEEKS END. THERE IS NOW DECENT CLUSTERING
SHOWING A LARGE DOMINANT VORTEX CENTERED SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY
OF SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST SE MO 12Z FRIDAY.  THIS VORTEX IS THEN
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY/TN VALLEY REGION BY 12Z
SAT AND MEANDER INTO THE NERN U.S. BY LATE SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN RATHER HIGH FRIDAY AND THEN TAPER DOWNWARD
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.
STILL THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN PRONOUNCED CYCLONIC FLOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND THIS WOULD ARGUE FOR A SLOW EXIT OF CLOUDS.

GLASS

&&

.AVIATION...
/538 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010/

-RA WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TOMORROW MORNING AS A SHORTWAVE TROF
OVER THE SRN PLAINS LIFTS NEWD. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY AND
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THERE WILL BE A PD OF VFR CONDITIONS
OVER THE SRN PART OF MO/IL AS THE DRY SLOT MOVES OVER THE AREA.
ATTM APPEARS MVFR CIGS WILL PERSIST AT KUIN SINCE THE DRY SLOT
WILL NOT MAKE IT THAT FAR N. BEYOND THE END OF THE 24HR TAF
PD...ADDITIONAL -RA/BR AND IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM
CONTINUES SHIFTING EWD.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...MID LVL CLDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROF. BANDS OF -RA WILL REACH THE
TERMINAL BETWEEN 12-15Z. -RA WILL END BY EARLY AFTN AS THE DRY
SLOT MOVES OVER THE TERMINAL. AS THE DRY SLOT SHIFTS
EWD...ADDITIONAL -RA/BR AND IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED EARLY TOMORROW
NIGHT.

KANOFSKY

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 4:00 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
400 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-091115-
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 MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
400 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH BETTER
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME OF
THE STORMS ON THURSDAY COULD BE STRONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HAIL.

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
THE WET WEATHER COULD CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS TO RISE...
ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT SNOW MELT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

GLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 6:42 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis4 days
Mar 9, 10:29 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion70 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.