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River Flood Warning 5, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Jan 22, 2010, 10:54 AM CST for Pike County, Illinois; Marion County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2010, 10:54 AM CST (16:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2010, 8:46 PM CST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Pike County, IL, Marion County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 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 Hannibal (HNNM7).
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05501600, 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.
264
WGUS43 KLSX 221654
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1054 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF ICE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND
RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL ACROSS THE BASIN...
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/
&&
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1054 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.2 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS TO BUILDINGS IN
UNPROTECTED LOW AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...A FEW UNPROTECTED LOW LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/23 01/24 01/25 01/26 01/27
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 16.04 16.2 16.1 15.9 15.9 15.99 follow-up statements
226
WGUS83 KLSX 230258
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
858 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF SNOWMELT RUNNOFF AND ICE ACTION...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS
AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
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858 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL FRIDAY JANUARY 29.
* AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS TO BUILDINGS IN
UNPROTECTED LOW AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...A FEW UNPROTECTED LOW LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/23 01/24 01/25 01/26 01/27
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 16.23 16.2 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.2221
WGUS83 KLSX 231656
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1056 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ILLINOIS...MISSOURI..
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF A COMBINATION OF ICE ON THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...RUNOFF ASSOCIATED WITH MELTING SNOW...AND
UP TO AROUND ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION FORECAST DURING 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/
&&
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1056 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY EVENING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/24 01/25 01/26 01/27 01/28
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 16.46 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.3 16.1272
WGUS83 KLSX 240403
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1003 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN LLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...HANNIBAL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF UPSTREAM SNOW MELT ICE ACTION AND
RAINFALL.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS
CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
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1003 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 03.
* AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 17.0 FEET TOMORROW MORNING
AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...GATE WELLS ARE SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT THE
SEWERS FROM BACKING UP. ALSO AT THIS LEVEL PUMPS ARE SET TO
STANDBY.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...RIVERSIDE PARKS ON EAST SIDE (INSIDE THE
ILLINOIS SNY LEVEE) FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS TO BUILDINGS IN
UNPROTECTED LOW AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...A FEW UNPROTECTED LOW LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/24 01/25 01/26 01/27 01/28
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 16.78 17.0 17.1 17.7 17.8 17.6594
WGUS83 KLSX 241809
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1209 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT HANNIBAL...AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE OF ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE BASIN OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WITH ADDITIONAL RUNOFF
FROM NEIGHBORING TRIBUTARIES...
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/
&&
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1209 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 20.7 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.5 FEET...THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN/SANTE FE RAILROAD
TRACKS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH AND THE RAILROAD YARDS BEGIN TO
FLOOD. ALSO AT THIS LEVEL, THE REMAINING 3 FLOOD GATES ON BROADWAY
AVENUE AND MAIN STREET ARE CLOSED.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEGINS FLOOD FIGHT
PROCEEDURES. AT THIS LEVEL, 2 FLOOD GATES AT HILL STREET AND
CENTER STREET ARE INSTALLED AND LOCKED DOWN.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/25 01/26 01/27 01/28 01/29
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 18.80 20.2 20.5 20.7 20.4 20.0917
WGUS83 KLSX 250400
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...QUINCY
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...CLARKSVILLE LD24
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...CHESTER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...QUINCY LD21
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS
CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
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1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT QUINCY
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...URBAN DAMAGE BEGINS AT QUINCY. RAILROAD
LINE 6 MILES WEST OF QUINCY BEGINS TO FLOOD. MINOR FLOODING
BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...RIVERSIDE CAMPSITES SOUTH OF QUINCY BEGIN TO
FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...UNPROTECTED BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE RIVER ABOVE AND BELOW THE GAGE.
$$
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1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT QUINCY LD21
* FROM MONDAY EVENING TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 17.7 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE: MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...UNPROTECTED BOTTOMLANDS FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.3 FEET...THIS IS THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE POOL LEVEL AT
LOCK AND DAM 21.
* IMPACT...AT 12.2 FEET...THIS IS THE TARGET POOL LEVEL FOR NAVIGATION
AT LOCK & DAM 21.
* IMPACT...AT 11.8 FEET...THIS IS THE LOWER LIMIT OF THE POOL LEVEL AT
LOCK & DAM 21.
$$
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1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.7 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.5 FEET...THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN/SANTE FE RAILROAD
TRACKS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH AND THE RAILROAD YARDS BEGIN TO
FLOOD. ALSO AT THIS LEVEL, THE REMAINING 3 FLOOD GATES ON BROADWAY
AVENUE AND MAIN STREET ARE CLOSED.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEGINS FLOOD FIGHT
PROCEEDURES. AT THIS LEVEL, 2 FLOOD GATES AT HILL STREET AND
CENTER STREET ARE INSTALLED AND LOCKED DOWN.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...GATE WELLS ARE SHUT DOWN TO PREVENT THE
SEWERS FROM BACKING UP. ALSO AT THIS LEVEL PUMPS ARE SET TO
STANDBY.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...RIVERSIDE PARKS ON EAST SIDE (INSIDE THE
ILLINOIS SNY LEVEE) FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS TO BUILDINGS IN
UNPROTECTED LOW AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...A FEW UNPROTECTED LOW LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
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1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LOUISIANA
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY JANUARY 31.
* AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 16.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...THE PARKING AREA AT THE BOAT HOUSE FLOODS
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS IN UNPROTECTED
AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS
* IMPACT...AT 12.2 FEET...FOR BARGE NAVIGATION, THE CORPS WILL ATTEMPT
TO KEEP THE RIVER AT OR BELOW THIS LEVEL. YEAR-ROUND TARGET LEVELS
ARE BETWEEN 11.5 AND 12.2 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 11.5 FEET...FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF BARGE TRAFFIC, THE
CORPS WILL TRY TO KEEP THE RIVER ABOVE THIS LEVEL. YEAR-ROUND
TARGET LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 11.5 AND 12.2 FEET.
$$
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1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CLARKSVILLE LD24
* FROM MONDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH.
* AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 25.9 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.5 FEET...STATE ROUTE P EAST OF ELSBERRY BEGINS
FLOODING JUST EAST OF THE LEVEE.
* IMPACT...AT 23.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN UNPROTECTED AREAS
$$
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1000 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING JANUARY 31ST.
* AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 30.4 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS.
* 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 FOUNTAIN BLUFF LEVEE GATES ARE
CLOSED.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/25 01/26 01/27 01/28 01/29
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
QUINCY 17 15.67 16.4 17.0 17.1 16.8 16.4
QUINCY LD21 17 14.98 16.2 17.4 17.6 17.4 16.9
HANNIBAL 16 17.97 19.3 20.6 20.7 20.4 20.0
LOUISIANA 15 14.68 14.9 16.0 16.6 16.5 16.2
CLARKSVILLE LD 25 24.27 24.2 25.4 25.9 25.9 25.6
CHESTER 27 22.50 23.4 26.8 29.5 30.4 30.4342
WGUS83 KLSX 251750
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1150 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT HANNIBAL...AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES
AT LOUISIANA...AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY
AT CLARKSVILLE LOCK AND DAM 24...AFFECTING CALHOUN AND PIKE COUNTIES
AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE OF ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE BASIN OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS UPON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WITH
ADDITIONAL RUNOFF IMPACTS FROM NEIGHBORING TRIBUTARIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
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1150 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
$$
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1150 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LOUISIANA
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 15.2 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
$$
ILC013-MOC163-261749-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0026.100125T1743Z-100130T0900Z/
/CLKM7.1.ER.100125T0840Z.100127T0600Z.100129T0900Z.NO/
1150 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CLARKSVILLE LOCK AND DAM 24
* FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 26.1 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.5 FEET...STATE ROUTE P EAST OF ELSBERRY BEGINS
FLOODING JUST EAST OF THE LEVEE.
* IMPACT...AT 23.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN UNPROTECTED AREAS
$$
ILC157-261749-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0027.100126T0036Z-100202T0100Z/
/CHSI2.2.ER.100126T0036Z.100128T0000Z.100201T0100Z.NO/
1150 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* FROM THIS EVENING TO MONDAY FEBRUARY 01.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CREST
NEAR 30.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS.
* 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.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/26 01/27 01/28 01/29 01/30
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 17.17 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.1 15.4
LOUISIANA 15 15.09 15.2 15.2 14.8 14.0 13.5
CLARKSVILLE LD 25 25.31 25.8 26.1 25.7 24.9 24.3
CHESTER 27 25.44 28.8 30.2 30.5 30.4 29.7309
WGUS83 KLSX 260352
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...HANNIBAL
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...CLARKSVILLE LD24
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...WINFIELD LD25
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...GRAFTON
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...ALTON LD26
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ...CHESTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS
CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
ILC149-MOC127-270352-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100130T0000Z/
/HNNM7.1.ER.100122T1430Z.100125T0600Z.100129T0000Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL THURSDAY.
* AT 9 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...RIVERSIDE PARKS ON EAST SIDE (INSIDE THE
ILLINOIS SNY LEVEE) FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS TO BUILDINGS IN
UNPROTECTED LOW AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...A FEW UNPROTECTED LOW LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
ILC149-MOC163-270351-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-100129T1200Z/
/LUSM7.1.ER.100127T1200Z.100125T1600Z.100128T1200Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LOUISIANA
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 15.1 FEET AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. DAMAGE BEGINS IN UNPROTECTED
AREAS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS
* IMPACT...AT 12.2 FEET...FOR BARGE NAVIGATION, THE CORPS WILL ATTEMPT
TO KEEP THE RIVER AT OR BELOW THIS LEVEL. YEAR-ROUND TARGET LEVELS
ARE BETWEEN 11.5 AND 12.2 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 11.5 FEET...FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF BARGE TRAFFIC, THE
CORPS WILL TRY TO KEEP THE RIVER ABOVE THIS LEVEL. YEAR-ROUND
TARGET LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 11.5 AND 12.2 FEET.
$$
ILC013-MOC163-270351-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-100130T1500Z/
/CLKM7.1.ER.100125T0840Z.100127T1800Z.100129T1500Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CLARKSVILLE LD24
* UNTIL FRIDAY.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.8 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.5 FEET...STATE ROUTE P EAST OF ELSBERRY BEGINS
FLOODING JUST EAST OF THE LEVEE.
* IMPACT...AT 23.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN UNPROTECTED AREAS
$$
ILC013-MOC113-270351-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0029.100127T0000Z-100129T2100Z/
/CAGM7.1.ER.100127T0000Z.100127T1800Z.100128T2100Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINFIELD LD25
* FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 26.3 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 26.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR DAMAGES BEGIN.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...A FEW LOCAL ISLANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
ILC083-MOC183-270351-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-100129T0900Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.100125T1910Z.100126T1200Z.100128T0900Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL THURSDAY.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.7 FEET BY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RIGHT BANK BEGINS TO OVER
FLOW...FLOODING FARMLAND.
* IMPACT...AT 16.2 FEET...FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES THROUGH ALTON LOCK
AND DAM CONTROL, THE CORPS WILL NOT ALLOW THE RIVER TO EXCEED THIS
LEVEL, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, WATER INUNDATES LAND
NOT OWNED BY THE USACE.
* IMPACT...AT 14.2 FEET...FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF BARGE TRAFFIC, THE
CORPS WILL TRY TO KEEP THE RIVER ABOVE THIS LEVEL.
$$
ILC119-MOC183-270351-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0031.100126T1400Z-100130T2159Z/
/ALNI2.1.ER.100126T1400Z.100128T0000Z.100129T2159Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ALTON LD26
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 21.9 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR
AT THIS LEVEL.
* IMPACT...AT 20.8 FEET...UNPROTECTED FARM LAND BEGINS TO FLOOD
$$
ILC157-270351-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-100202T0100Z/
/CHSI2.2.ER.100126T0302Z.100129T0000Z.100201T0100Z.NO/
952 PM CST MON JAN 25 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL SUNDAY JAUNARY 31ST.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 30.7 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...UNLEVEED ISLANDS NEAR CHESTER AND THE PRISON
FARM FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. UNPROTECTED FARMLAND ON RIGHT
BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...DEGOGNIA FOUNTAIN BLUFF LEVEE GATES ARE
CLOSED.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/26 01/27 01/28 01/29 01/30
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 16.63 16.4 16.6 16.3 15.7 15.0
LOUISIANA 15 14.69 14.6 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.4
CLARKSVILLE LD 25 25.13 25.1 25.7 25.7 25.1 24.1
WINFIELD LD25 26 25.42 25.7 26.2 26.2 25.5 24.6
GRAFTON 18 18.55 18.7 18.6 17.9 17.3 16.9
ALTON LD26 21 20.32 20.9 21.7 21.9 21.4 20.1
CHESTER 27 26.99 28.3 30.3 30.6 30.4 30.0719
WGUS83 KLSX 261715
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1115 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
AT HANNIBAL...AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES
AT GRAFTON...AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
AT ALTON LOCK AND DAM 26...AFFECTING MADISON AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE OF ONE INCH OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE BASIN OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH ADDITIONAL
RUNOFF IMPACTS FROM NEIGHBORING TRIBUTARIES...
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/
&&
ILC149-MOC127-271500-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100127T1500Z/
/HNNM7.1.ER.100122T1430Z.100125T0600Z.100126T1500Z.NO/
1115 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS MORNING.
$$
ILC083-MOC183-271714-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-100129T0900Z/
/GRFI2.1.ER.100125T1910Z.100126T1500Z.100128T0900Z.NO/
1115 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT GRAFTON
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
$$
ILC119-MOC183-271714-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-100130T0600Z/
/ALNI2.1.ER.100126T1800Z.100127T1200Z.100129T0600Z.NO/
1115 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ALTON LD26
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST
NEAR 21.5 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
$$
ILC157-271714-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-100201T1800Z/
/CHSI2.2.ER.000000T0000Z.100128T0600Z.100131T1800Z.NO/
1115 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 30.6 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/27 01/28 01/29 01/30 01/31
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 16.10 15.6 15.4 14.8 14.0 13.2
GRAFTON 18 18.92 18.7 17.9 17.3 16.8 16.4
ALTON LD26 21 20.83 21.5 21.5 20.8 19.6 17.8
CHESTER 27 28.38 29.9 30.6 30.3 29.4 27.5132
WGUS83 KLSX 270246
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
846 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.
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/
&&
ILC149-MOC127-270316-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100127T1500Z/
/HNNM7.1.ER.100122T1430Z.100125T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
846 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL.
* AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 13
FEET BY THIS WEEKEND.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...A FEW UNPROTECTED LOW LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 01/27 01/28 01/29 01/30 01/31
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
HANNIBAL 16 15.30 15.2 14.9 14.4 13.6 12.7What 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 Jan 22, 6:22 AM CST, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 6:22 AM CST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 622 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 .DISCUSSION... /301 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010/ IMPRESSIVE LARGE UPPER TROF COVERS THE WESTERN CONUS THIS MORNING WITH UPPER RIDGING ACROSS OUR NECK OF THE WOODS. LARGE STRATUS SHIELD COVERS THE MID AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING AS ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS TRAPPED UNDER A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. LOOKING AT THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY...I AM REALLY HAVING MY DOUBTS OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CLEARING TODAY ACROSS THE CWA. HAVE LOWERED MAX TEMPERATURES BELOW THE COOLER MET GUIDANCE AND CLOSER TO 2M TEMPERATURES ADVERTISED BY LOCAL WRF. BELIEVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CWA WILL LIKELY NOT RISE OUT OF THE 30S TODAY. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CWA BY THIS EVENING...WITH WARM ADVECTION AND SOUTHEAST SURFACE WIND KEEPING TEMPERATURES STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING HEADING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NOT ANTICIPATING WIDESPREAD FOG DUE TO INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT/SURFACE WIND. IN THE MEANTIME...THE LARGE UPPER-LEVEL LOW/TROF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SATURDAY. STRONG MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ON THE NOSE OF A +50KT LOW-LEVEL JET AHEAD OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO AN AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING/MOVING ACROSS THE CWA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME INDICATION THAT A SECONDARY AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN MISSOURI...WHICH WILL ONLY AID IN LARGE SCALE CONVERGENCE AND LIFT. DRY SLOT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA ON SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF SOME CLEARING...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI AND INTERSTATE 70 IN ILLINOIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON - HAVE THEREFORE KEPT TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER HERE. COLD AIR ADVECTION AND STRATUS OVERSPREADS THE BISTATE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE AFFECTS THE AREA. HAVE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS FOR RAIN/SNOW MIX ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA DURING THIS PERIOD WHERE BEST SYNOPTIC LIFT WILL EXIST. CVKING && .AVIATION... /557 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010/ FOR THE 12Z TAFS...11-3.9 SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS LIFR/IFR STRATUS DECK SOLIDLY IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. AMPLE LOW LVL MOISTURE BENEATH AN INVERSION...LGT WINDS...AND LACK OF MIXING WITH RIDGE AXIS OVERHEAD ALL SUGGEST STRATUS WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT. AS THE NEXT LOW PRES SYS APPROACHES TONIGHT...INCREASING SELY WINDS WILL PROMOTE MIXING AND LEAD TO SOME VSBY IMPROVEMENTS. -RA TO SPREAD FM W TO E NEAR THE END OF THE TAF PD WITH SCT -TSRA EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BROADER RAIN SHIELD. KANOFSKY && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 3:31 AM CST, 7 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 331 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-231200- 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- 331 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010 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 AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .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 CVKING
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 6:25 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LSX | Fayette | 6 days |
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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.