River Flood Warning 154, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jun 9, 2011, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 12, 2011, 5:30 AM CDT

Expired

Jun 10, 2011, 10:13 AM CDT

In force

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Flood severity

Minor

County Lewis County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:07 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 Middle Fabius River near Ewing (EWMM7). The gauge peaked at 7.44 ft at Jun 10, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT.

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.

972 
WGUS43 KLSX 100407
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1107 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

...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

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AN AVERAGE 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE BASIN
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN 
PREDICTED.  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/

&&

MOC111-110407-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0153.110611T1545Z-110614T2100Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.110611T1545Z.110612T1200Z.110613T2100Z.NO/
1107 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.8 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...LEFT BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR MONTICELLO.

$$

MOC111-110406-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0154.110612T1030Z-110614T2254Z/
/EWMM7.1.ER.110612T1030Z.110613T1200Z.110613T2254Z.NO/
1107 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/10  06/11  06/12  06/13  06/14

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0    4.38       9.5   13.8   12.3    9.2    7.4

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0    4.08       7.7   12.1   13.4    9.5    6.6

787 
WGUS83 KLSX 101513
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1013 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...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


.THIS WILL BE THE LAST FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED REGARDING THIS EVENT 
AFFECTING THE NORTH AND MIDDLE FABIUS RIVERS...

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/

&&

MOC111-101543-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0153.000000T0000Z-110614T2100Z/
/EWNM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1013 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING.
* AT  9:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9.3 FEET 
  SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...LEFT BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR MONTICELLO.

$$

MOC111-101543-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0154.000000T0000Z-110614T2254Z/
/EWMM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1013 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING.
* AT  9:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9.6 FEET 
  SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/11  06/12  06/13  06/14  06/15

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0    5.08       9.2    8.7    6.7    5.7    5.3

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           12.0    6.43       9.4    9.2    8.0    6.0    4.5

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.