Alert archive / Missouri / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 7, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2012, 6:23 AM CDT for Osage County, Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 6:23 AM CDT (11:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Osage County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Maries River at Westphalia (WPHM7). The gauge peaked at 10.52 ft at Mar 18, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06927000, 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.
101
WGUS43 KLSX 181123
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
623 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...
MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURRED
SATURDAY OVER THE MARIES RIVER BASIN...
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/
&&
MOC151-191123-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0007.120318T1123Z-120319T1426Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.120318T1109Z.120318T1200Z.120318T1426Z.NO/
623 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 6:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.7 FEET LATER
THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23
MARIES RIVER
WESTPHALIA 10.0 10.07 4.1 3.0 2.6 2.52 follow-up statements
598
WGUS83 KLSX 181207
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
707 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
MISSOURI...
MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE
MARIES RIVER BASIN ON SATURDAY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
&&
MOC151-191207-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120320T1241Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.120318T1109Z.120318T1800Z.120319T1241Z.NO/
707 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 6:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23
MARIES RIVER
WESTPHALIA 10.0 10.07 10.3 3.7 2.8 2.6 2.5340
WGUS83 KLSX 181532
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1032 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSOURI...
MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY
.THIS WILL BE THE LAST FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED REGARDING
THIS FLOODING EVENT ALONG THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA...
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/
&&
MOC151-181602-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120320T1241Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.120318T1109Z.120318T1245Z.120318T1354Z.NO/
1032 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA.
* AT 10:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8:54 AM SUNDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 6.0 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING.
$$
&&
FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23
MARIES RIVER
WESTPHALIA 10.0 8.69 6.0 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.5The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 23 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Crawford | 33 min |
| Mar 17, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LSX | Crawford | 4 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.