River Flood Warning 101, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Apr 27, 2011, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 28, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT

Expired

Apr 28, 2011, 9:27 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Flood severity

Minor

County Franklin County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Bourbeuse River at Union (UNNM7). The gauge peaked at 14.61 ft at Apr 28, 2011, 3:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

13 ft

Minor stage

15 ft

Moderate stage

22 ft

Major stage

26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07016500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

392 
WGUS43 KLSX 280213
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
912 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

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

  

           THE BOURBEUSE RIVER AT 

               ...UNION


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.


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/

&&

MOC071-290212-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0101.110428T0500Z-110430T0000Z/
/UNNM7.1.ER.110428T0500Z.110428T1200Z.110429T0000Z.NO/
912 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNION
* UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING.
* AT 8:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 16.0 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. 
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FARMLAND BELOW THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/28  04/29  04/30  05/01  05/02

BOURBEUSE RIVER
  UNION           15.0   14.30      16.0   11.5    7.6    5.9    4.8

176 
WGUS83 KLSX 281427
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
927 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

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


  BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNION


THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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/

&&

MOC071-281457-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110430T0000Z/
/UNNM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
927 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNION.
* AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 14.6 FEET 
  OVERNIGHT.  THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 5 
  FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/29  04/30  05/01  05/02  05/03

BOURBEUSE RIVER
  UNION           15.0   13.45       9.1    6.3    4.9    4.2    3.9

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011

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.