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River Flood Warning 39, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 1, 2011Lincoln County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 1, 2011, 9:59 AM CST for Lincoln County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 1, 2011, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 1, 2011, 9:59 AM CST (15:59 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 1, 2011, 3:00 PM CST
Expired: Mar 2, 2011, 9:38 AM CST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity: Minor

County Lincoln County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cuivre River at Old Monroe (OMNM7).

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05514705, 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.

258 
WGUS43 KLSX 011559
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
959 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

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

  CUIVRE RIVER AT OLD MONROE

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL THE 
PAST 48 HOURS AND BACKWATER EFFECTS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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/

&&

MOC113-021559-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0039.110301T2100Z-110303T1500Z/
/OMNM7.1.ER.110301T2100Z.110302T0000Z.110302T0300Z.NO/
959 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CUIVRE RIVER AT OLD MONROE
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR 
  24.1 FEET THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...INITIAL FLOODING UPSTREAM.
* IMPACT...AT 23.5 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS TO FLOOD.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/02  03/03  03/04  03/05  03/06

CUIVRE RIVER
  OLD MONROE      24.0   23.50      23.5   20.6   18.5   17.4   16.7

2 follow-up statements

430 
WGUS83 KLSX 020249
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
849 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...
 
          
          THE CUIVRE RIVER AT 
           ...OLD MONROE

          THE MID FORK SALT RIVER NEAR 
           ...HOLLIDAY 


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/

&&

MOC113-030249-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110303T1800Z/
/OMNM7.1.ER.110302T0600Z.110302T0600Z.110302T0600Z.NO/
849 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CUIVRE RIVER AT OLD MONROE
* UNTIL TOMORROW.
* AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* ONLY MINOR IF ANY FLOODING OCCURRS. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT
  AND BEGIN TO FALL.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...INITIAL FLOODING UPSTREAM.
* IMPACT...AT 23.5 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS TO FLOOD.


$$

MOC137-030248-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110304T0222Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.110228T0506Z.110301T1530Z.110303T0022Z.UU/
849 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MID FORK SALT RIVER NEAR HOLLIDAY
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
* AT 8:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET...WATER EXITS THE RIGHT BANK DOWNSTREAM OF THE
  STATE HIGHWAY A BRIDGE.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/02  03/03  03/04  03/05  03/06

CUIVRE RIVER
  OLD MONROE      24.0   23.50      23.5   20.6   18.9   17.8   17.1

SALT RIVER
  HOLLIDAY        17.0   19.33      18.8   13.5    9.7    8.5    8.1

432 
WGUS83 KLSX 021538
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
938 AM CST WED MAR 2 2011

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

      OLD MONROE

.THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT REGARDING THE FLOODING AFFECTING
OLD MONROE...

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/

&&

MOC113-021608-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110303T1800Z/
/OMNM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
938 AM CST WED MAR 2 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CUIVRE RIVER AT OLD MONROE.
* AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL TO 17.8 FEET THURSDAY
  MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/03  03/04  03/05  03/06  03/07

CUIVRE RIVER
  OLD MONROE      24.0   21.30      18.9   17.8   17.0   16.6   16.3

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 9:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis	72 hr
Mar 1, 10:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	29 hr
Mar 1, 11:10 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	48 hr

Nearby

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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.