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River Flood Warning 50, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 14, 2011Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 14, 2011, 7:33 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 15, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2011, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2011, 8:53 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity
Minor

County Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black River near Annapolis (ANNM7).

Action stage
6 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07061500, 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.

377 
WGUS43 KLSX 150033
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
733 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

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


  BLACK RIVER NEAR ANNAPOLIS AFFECTING REYNOLDS COUNTY


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF UPWARDS OF 1.00 INCH OF 
PRECIPITATION THAT HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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/

&&

MOC179-160033-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0050.110315T0600Z-110316T0600Z/
/ANNM7.1.ER.110315T0600Z.110315T0600Z.110315T0600Z.NO/
733 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR ANNAPOLIS
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT  7:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...ANNAPOLIS ROAD ON THE WEST BANK OF THE BLACK 
  RIVER SOUTH OF LESTERVILLE BEGINS FLOODING CLOSE TO THIS HEIGHT.  
  THIS IS THE ONLY ROAD DIRECTLY CONNECTING ANNAPOLIS AND 
  LESTERVILLE.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/15  03/16  03/17  03/18  03/19

BLACK RIVER
  ANNAPOLIS        8.0    6.78       7.9    5.4    4.5    4.3    4.2
1 follow-up statement
609 
WGUS83 KLSX 151353
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
853 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  BLACK RIVER NEAR ANNAPOLIS

.THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE FLOODING THAT
AFFECTED ANNAPOLIS ON THE BLACK RIVER...

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/

&&

MOC179-151423-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110316T0600Z/
/ANNM7.1.ER.110315T0620Z.110315T0846Z.110315T0952Z.NO/
853 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BLACK RIVER NEAR ANNAPOLIS.
* AT 8:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:52 AM TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 5.9
  FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/16  03/17  03/18  03/19  03/20

BLACK RIVER
  ANNAPOLIS        8.0    7.76       6.5    5.9    5.4    4.9    4.4

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 9:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXJefferson47 hr
Mar 15, 9:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin47 hr

Nearby

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

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.