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River Flood Warning 77, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 22, 2011Brown County, Illinois

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 22, 2011, 1:33 PM CDT for Brown County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2011, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 25, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 23, 2011, 11:48 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity: Minor

County Brown County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point La Moine River at Ripley (RIPI2). The gauge peaked at 20.27 ft at Apr 23, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05585000, 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.

708 
WGUS43 KLSX 221833
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
133 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS... 

                
              THE LA MOINE RIVER AT 
                     ...RIPLEY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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

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/

&&

ILC009-231833-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0077.110424T0000Z-110426T0800Z/
/RIPI2.1.ER.110424T0000Z.110424T1200Z.110425T0800Z.NO/
133 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LA MOINE RIVER AT RIPLEY
* FROM SATURDAY TO MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 12:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.2 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. 
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET... FARMLAND FLOODING AND RURAL DAMAGES BEGIN.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...BANKS BEGIN TO OVERFLOW.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/23  04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27

LA MOINE RIVER
  RIPLEY          22.0   18.94      21.5   22.2   21.8   20.4   17.8

2 follow-up statements

586 
WGUS83 KLSX 230256
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
956 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...


  LA MOINE RIVER AT RIPLEY


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THE 
PAST 24 HOURS...

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/

&&

ILC009-240256-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0077.110425T1200Z-110426T1200Z/
/RIPI2.1.ER.110425T1200Z.110425T1200Z.110425T1200Z.NO/
956 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LA MOINE RIVER AT RIPLEY
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  FARMLAND FLOODING AND RURAL 
  DAMAGES BEGIN.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/23  04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27

LA MOINE RIVER
  RIPLEY          22.0   19.82      20.1   21.4   21.9   21.3   20.0

618 
WGUS83 KLSX 231648
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1148 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS  CANCELLED  FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
 
         

                    THE LA MOINE RIVER AT 

                       ...RIPLEY


&&

ILC009-231718-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
/RIPI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1148 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE LA MOINE RIVER AT RIPLEY.
* AT 10:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 21.3 FEET 
  TOMORROW EVENING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27  04/28

LA MOINE RIVER
  RIPLEY          22.0   20.25      21.1   21.2   20.8   19.3   15.9

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 22, 7:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Randolph	3 hr
Apr 22, 7:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Monroe	3 hr
Apr 22, 7:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair, Washington	6 hr
Apr 22, 8:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown, Pike	39 min
Apr 22, 9:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Pike	44 min
Apr 22, 9:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Adams, Brown, Pike	3 hr
Apr 22, 9:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery and 1 more	46 min
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Calhoun	43 min
Apr 22, 10:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery and 1 more	49 min
Apr 22, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Monroe, Saint Clair	45 min
Apr 22, 11:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Bond, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery	3 hr
Apr 22, 11:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Saint Clair, Washington	46 min
Apr 22, 12:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Bond, Fayette	39 min
Apr 22, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Calhoun	50 min
Apr 22, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jersey, Macoupin, Madison	47 min

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.