River Flood Warning 23, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

May 7, 2012, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2012, 9:10 AM CDT

In force

13 hr

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 01:18 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 Fabius River near Ewing (EWNM7). The gauge peaked at 11.54 ft at May 7, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage

9 ft

Minor stage

11 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 05497150, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

367 
WGUS43 KLSX 080114
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
814 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

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


  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDING 
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 INCHES DURING 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/

&&

MOC111-090114-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0023.120508T0114Z-120509T1342Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.120508T0026Z.120508T0600Z.120508T1342Z.NO/
814 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT  7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.9 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  TUESDAY MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     05/08  05/09  05/10  05/11  05/12

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   11.02      11.2    8.1    6.8    6.2    5.8

952 
WGUS83 KLSX 081410
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
910 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY

.THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS WATER EVENT...

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/

&&

MOC111-081440-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120509T1342Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.120508T0026Z.120508T0400Z.120508T0936Z.NO/
910 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER NEAR EWING.
* AT 8:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* CRESTED NEAR 11.54 FEET LATE LAST NIGHT. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:36 AM TUESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. 


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     05/09  05/10  05/11  05/12  05/13

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  EWING           11.0   10.10       7.7    6.8    6.2    5.8    5.5

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012

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.