River Flood Warning 78, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Apr 22, 2011, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC)

Expired

Apr 24, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

37 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Flood severity

Moderate

County Marion County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 North River (MO) at Palmyra (PALM7). The gauge peaked at 15.35 ft at Apr 22, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage

11 ft

Minor stage

13 ft

Moderate stage

16 ft

Major stage

22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05501000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

294 
WGUS43 KLSX 221939
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
239 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

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


  NORTH RIVER AT PALMYRA


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THE 
PAST 12 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/

&&

MOC127-231939-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0078.110422T1939Z-110424T1426Z/
/PALM7.2.ER.110422T1759Z.110423T0000Z.110423T1426Z.NO/
239 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH RIVER AT PALMYRA
* UNTIL SATURDAY.
* AT 1:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 16.6 FEET THIS
  EVENING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS AND THE LEFT BANK 
  BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR THE GAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MARION COUNTY RD 341 NORTH OF PALMYRA 
  INUNDATED. SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL LAND FLOODING...RIGHT BANK.
* IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 333, EAST OF PALMYRA, BEGINS TO 
  FLOOD.

$$

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

NORTH RIVER
  PALMYRA         13.0   13.75      14.1    8.1    5.7    5.2    5.0

246 
WGUS83 KLSX 230417
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1117 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

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

 
  NORTH RIVER AT PALMYRA


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 3 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/

&&

MOC127-240417-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0078.000000T0000Z-110424T0900Z/
/PALM7.1.ER.110422T1759Z.110422T2300Z.110423T0900Z.NO/
1117 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH RIVER AT PALMYRA
* UNTIL SATURDAY.
* AT 10:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 15.4 FEET THIS EVENING AND IS 
  FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

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

NORTH RIVER
  PALMYRA         13.0   13.66      12.3    7.9    5.7    5.2    5.0

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.