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River Flood Warning 181, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 7, 2013Osage County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Aug 7, 2013, 2:50 AM CDT for Osage County, Missouri. It took effect at Aug 7, 2013, 11:08 AM CDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2013, 2:50 AM CDT (07:50 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 7, 2013, 11:08 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 9, 2013, 2:09 AM CDT
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Osage County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 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 23.53 ft at Aug 7, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT.

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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.

108 
WGUS43 KLSX 070750
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
250 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

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

  MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF ONGOING HEAVY RAINFALL 
WITH RADAR ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE BASIN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MOC151-080750-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0181.130807T2236Z-130809T0709Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.130807T2236Z.130808T0600Z.130808T0709Z.NO/
250 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT  2:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 610 BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THE 
  INDIAN CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 8.2 FEET...THE SESTAK SLAB BRIDGE ALONG THE SOUTH 
  PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 521 (NEAR COUNTY ROAD 522) BEGINS FLOODING 
  NEAR THIS HEIGHT.  THIS BRIDGE FLOODED DURING THE CREST OF 
  1/30/2013 OF 9.76 FEET.  IT IS 11.5 RIVER MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE 
  GAGE.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

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

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0    5.11       7.9    2.8    1.8    1.6
8 follow-up statements
233 
WGUS43 KLSX 071320
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
820 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...


  MARIES RIVER NEAR 

      WESTPHALIA 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 3-6 INCHES OF RAIN THE 
PAST 24 HOURS AND AROUND 0.50 INCHES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MOC151-081320-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.130807T1608Z-130809T1608Z/
/WPHM7.2.ER.130807T1608Z.130808T0000Z.130808T1608Z.NO/
820 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.9 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES
  ARE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN IS OBSERVED 
  THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 610 BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THE 
  INDIAN CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 8.2 FEET...THE SESTAK SLAB BRIDGE ALONG THE SOUTH 
  PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 521 (NEAR COUNTY ROAD 522) BEGINS FLOODING 
  NEAR THIS HEIGHT.  THIS BRIDGE FLOODED DURING THE CREST OF 
  1/30/2013 OF 9.76 FEET.  IT IS 11.5 RIVER MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE 
  GAGE.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

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

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0    4.29      12.0    3.5    2.2    1.9    1.9
580 
WGUS83 KLSX 071846
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
146 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

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

  MARIES RIVER NEAR 

      WESTPHALIA 
 

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 3-6 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS UPSTREAM
PORTION OF THE BASIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND AROUND 0.50 INCHES FORECAST 
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MOC151-081846-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T1257Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0000Z.130808T1257Z.NO/
146 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 1:16 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 14.4 FEET THIS EVENING.
  ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE. NOTE THAT THIS FORECAST ONLY INCLUDES
  RAINFALL THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE
  EVENTUAL CREST COULD BE HIGHER AND LATER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 14.3 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 608 NORTH OF THE BRIDGE BEGINS 
  FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 512 JUST SOUTH OF WESTPHALIA 
  BEGINS FLOODING NEAR A SMALL CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 13.9 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 615 JUST NORTH OF THE U.S. 
  HIGHWAY 63 BRIDGE BEGINS FLOODING AT THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 12.1 FEET...THE NORTH END OF COUNTY ROAD 521 BEGINS 
  FLOODING ADJACENT TO THE RIVER NEAR THIS HEIGHT.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

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

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0   11.57      10.4    3.2    2.1    1.9    1.8
391 
WGUS43 KLSX 072108
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
408 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...


  MARIES RIVER NEAR

    WESTPHALIA


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN THE 
PAST 48 HOURS AND 0.5 TO 1 INCH/ES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED.  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/

&&

MOC151-082108-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T1940Z/
/WPHM7.3.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0000Z.130808T1940Z.NO/
408 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* AT 3:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 21.1 FEET THIS
  EVENING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 14.3 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 608 NORTH OF THE BRIDGE BEGINS 
  FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 512 JUST SOUTH OF WESTPHALIA 
  BEGINS FLOODING NEAR A SMALL CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 13.9 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 615 JUST NORTH OF THE U.S. 
  HIGHWAY 63 BRIDGE BEGINS FLOODING AT THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 12.1 FEET...THE NORTH END OF COUNTY ROAD 521 BEGINS 
  FLOODING ADJACENT TO THE RIVER NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 610 BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THE 
  INDIAN CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 8.2 FEET...THE SESTAK SLAB BRIDGE ALONG THE SOUTH 
  PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 521 (NEAR COUNTY ROAD 522) BEGINS FLOODING 
  NEAR THIS HEIGHT.  THIS BRIDGE FLOODED DURING THE CREST OF 
  1/30/2013 OF 9.76 FEET.  IT IS 11.5 RIVER MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE 
  GAGE.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

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

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0   18.41      15.3    3.6    2.2    1.9    1.8
582 
WGUS83 KLSX 072227
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
527 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY 

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL THE
PAST 48 HOURS AND 0.5 TO 1 INCH/ES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED.  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/

&&

MOC151-082227-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T2228Z/
/WPHM7.3.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0000Z.130808T2228Z.NR/
527 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 23.3 FEET THIS
  EVENING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.4 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 611 JUST WEST OF THE BRIDGE 
  BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...STATE HIGHWAY T WILL BEGIN FLOODING 
  SOUTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.3 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 608 NORTH OF THE BRIDGE BEGINS 
  FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 512 JUST SOUTH OF WESTPHALIA 
  BEGINS FLOODING NEAR A SMALL CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 13.9 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 615 JUST NORTH OF THE U.S. 
  HIGHWAY 63 BRIDGE BEGINS FLOODING AT THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 12.1 FEET...THE NORTH END OF COUNTY ROAD 521 BEGINS 
  FLOODING ADJACENT TO THE RIVER NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 610 BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THE 
  INDIAN CREEK BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 8.2 FEET...THE SESTAK SLAB BRIDGE ALONG THE SOUTH 
  PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 521 (NEAR COUNTY ROAD 522) BEGINS FLOODING 
  NEAR THIS HEIGHT.  THIS BRIDGE FLOODED DURING THE CREST OF 
  1/30/2013 OF 9.76 FEET.  IT IS 11.5 RIVER MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE 
  GAGE.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205

$$

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

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0   21.82      18.9    4.4    2.5    2.1    2.1
081 
WGUS83 KLSX 080151
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
851 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  GASCONADE RIVER NEAR RICH FOUNTAIN

  MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF UPWARDS OF 15 INCHES OF RAIN THE 
PAST 48 HOURS AND 0.5 TO 1 INCH/ES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED.  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/

&&

MOC151-090151-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0180.000000T0000Z-130812T1942Z/
/RIFM7.3.ER.130807T2027Z.130809T0000Z.130811T1942Z.NR/
851 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GASCONADE RIVER NEAR RICH FOUNTAIN
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 7:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 33.4 FEET THURSDAY 
  EVENING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 33.3 FEET...THIS IS THE RECORD FLOOD LEVEL THAT WAS 
  REACHED ON DECEMBER 6 1982.
* IMPACT...AT 32.5 FEET...HIGHWAY 50 ABOUT A QUARTER MILE WEST OF 
  GASCONADE RIVER BRIDGE BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR THIS LEVEL.
* IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...NEAR THIS HEIGHT, STATE HIGHWAY 89 BEGINS 
  FLOODING NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY E JUST AND NORTH OF THE SWAN CREEK.
  ALSO, STATE HIGHWAY E BEGINS TO FLOOD LESS THAN A HALF MILE WEST OF
  THE HIGHWAY 89 BRIDGE.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 623 NORTHWEST OF THE GAGE AND 
  COUNTY ROAD 727 AT HIGHWAY D ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED AT THIS HEIGHT.
  ALSO, STATE HIGHWAY 42 SOUTHWEST OF BELLE AND STATE HIGHWAY F EAST 
  OF FREDERICKSBURG ARE ALSO FLOODED AND CLOSED.  ACTUAL POINT OF 
  INUNDATION MAY BE AS LOW AS 22 FT.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3814 9196 3814 9180 3866 9150 3866 9164 3842 9189

$$

MOC151-090150-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T2230Z/
/WPHM7.3.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0031Z.130808T2230Z.NR/
851 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING AND IS FORECAST TO FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205

$$

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

GASCONADE RIVER
  RICH FOUNTAIN   20.0   24.19      33.1   30.2   24.0   12.2       

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0   23.53       4.4    2.5    2.1    2.0
854 
WGUS83 KLSX 080642
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
142 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MISSOURI...
 
  GASCONADE RIVER NEAR RICH FOUNTAIN AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY 

  MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA AFFECTING OSAGE COUNTY 

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN THE 
PAST 48 HOURS AND 0.5 TO 1 INCH/ES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MOC151-090642-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0180.000000T0000Z-130812T1655Z/
/RIFM7.3.ER.130807T2027Z.130809T0000Z.130811T1655Z.NR/
142 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GASCONADE RIVER NEAR RICH FOUNTAIN
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT  1:01 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.4 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 33.3 FEET...THIS IS THE RECORD FLOOD LEVEL THAT WAS 
  REACHED ON DECEMBER 6 1982.
* IMPACT...AT 32.5 FEET...HIGHWAY 50 ABOUT A QUARTER MILE WEST OF 
  GASCONADE RIVER BRIDGE BEGINS TO FLOOD NEAR THIS LEVEL.
* IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...NEAR THIS HEIGHT, STATE HIGHWAY 89 BEGINS 
  FLOODING NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY E JUST AND NORTH OF THE SWAN CREEK.
  ALSO, STATE HIGHWAY E BEGINS TO FLOOD LESS THAN A HALF MILE WEST OF
  THE HIGHWAY 89 BRIDGE.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 623 NORTHWEST OF THE GAGE AND 
  COUNTY ROAD 727 AT HIGHWAY D ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED AT THIS HEIGHT.
  ALSO, STATE HIGHWAY 42 SOUTHWEST OF BELLE AND STATE HIGHWAY F EAST 
  OF FREDERICKSBURG ARE ALSO FLOODED AND CLOSED.  ACTUAL POINT OF 
  INUNDATION MAY BE AS LOW AS 22 FT.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3814 9196 3814 9180 3866 9150 3866 9164 3842 9189


$$

MOC151-090641-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T2214Z/
/WPHM7.3.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0031Z.130808T2214Z.NR/
142 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  1:16 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 20.4 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 611 JUST WEST OF THE BRIDGE 
  BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...STATE HIGHWAY T WILL BEGIN FLOODING 
  SOUTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE NEAR THIS HEIGHT.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     08/09  08/10  08/11  08/12  08/13

GASCONADE RIVER
  RICH FOUNTAIN   20.0   28.90      33.1   29.2   22.3   12.3       

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0   20.47       4.4    2.5    2.1    2.0
102 
WGUS83 KLSX 081125
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
625 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

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

 
  MARIES RIVER NEAR 

      WESTPHALIA 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 6-10 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS UPSTREAM
PORTION OF THE BASIN OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS AND AROUND 0.50 INCHES FORECAST 
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MOC151-091125-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T1812Z/
/WPHM7.3.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0031Z.130808T1812Z.NR/
625 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
  HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND COULD
  RAISE RIVER LEVELS BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     08/09  08/10  08/11  08/12  08/13

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0   13.45       4.6    2.8    2.3    2.2    2.1
755 
WGUS83 KLSX 081328
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
828 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MISSOURI...
 

  MARIES RIVER NEAR 

      WESTPHALIA 


.THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS FLOODING EVENT. HOWEVER...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY
AND COULD PUSH RIVER LEVELS BACK ABOVE FLOOD. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR UPDATES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MOC151-081358-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0181.000000T0000Z-130809T1812Z/
/WPHM7.3.ER.130807T1707Z.130808T0031Z.130808T1245Z.NR/
828 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MARIES RIVER NEAR WESTPHALIA.
* AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  7:45 AM THURSDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 4.6 FEET
  FRIDAY MORNING.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3827 9202 3827 9194 3846 9194 3850 9197 3840 9205


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     08/09  08/10  08/11  08/12  08/13

MARIES RIVER
  WESTPHALIA      10.0    9.56       4.6    2.8    2.3    2.2    2.1

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 7, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1200 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

.SHORT TERM...(THROUGH LATE TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 312 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

LOTS OF DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT MAY INITIATE CONVECTION OVER OUR
AREA TONIGHT.  EARLY ON IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE WILL BE SOME
CHANCE OF ELEVATED STORMS OVER AREA AS WEAK BUT PERSISTENT WAA
ATTEMPTS TO LIFT EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS THAT IS LOCATED ALONG
AND SOUTH OF EFFECTIVE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WHICH CURRENTLY
STRETCHES FROM EXTREME N CENTRAL OK INTO NW AR. REGIONAL RADAR
IMAGERY SUPPORTS THIS THINKING...WITH SPOTTY CONVECTION ATTM FROM
E CENTRL KS INTO SW MO. WITH TIME...BELIEVE THAT PRIMARY FORCING
MECHANISM FOR STRONG CONVECTION WILL SHIFT TO INCREASING LOW LEVEL
JET WHICH SHOULD CAUSE UPSCALE GROWTH OF CONVECTION CENTERED
APPROXIMATELY OVER OUR CWA. MEANWHILE...WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO
WATCH FOR CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG OLD OUTFLOW AND/OR COLD
FRONT OVER IOWA PRESSING INTO OUR AREA WITH TIME.  WHILE MOST OF
THE SOLUTIONS SUGGEST DEVELOPMENT WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET...NCEP
4KM INTERESTINGLY ANCHORS ALL OF THE PRECIP ALONG THE COLD FRONT.
GIVEN THE THUNDERSTORM TRENDS OF THE PAST FEW NIGHTS...IT WOULD
SEEM THAT ODDS ARE HIGH THAT LOW LEVEL JET SHOULD INITIATE
CONVECTION AGAIN TONIGHT.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN EXACTLY WHERE THE GREAST QPF WILL
OCCUR DUE TO THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN FORCING PARAMETERS...BUT
SREF AND NAM SEEM TO BE SUGGESTING HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BECOME
FOCUSED OVER S SECTIONS OF THE CWA LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WILL MENTION HEAVY RAIN FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70
TONIGHT...AND GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL OVER EXTREME S
SECTIONS OF OUR CWA WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OUR S
COUNTIES FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.

TRUETT

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 312 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A LLJ MAXIMA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
PUSHING INTO THE CWA. THE BIG QUESTION FOR WEDNESDAY REMAINS HOW
EFFECTIVE THE OVERNIGHT CONVECTION WILL BE IN STABILIZING THE AMS
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. IF OVERNIGHT CONVECTION IN
THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS ABLE TO STABLIZE THE AMS
REDEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT MAY BE DIFFICULT.  BEST CHANCES FOR
REDEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE OVER THE S COUNTIES OF THE CWA AS THIS
AREA WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO DESTABLIZE BEFORE FROPA.

THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE A WET PERIOD FOR THE CWA. MODEL
SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A BAROCLINIC ZONE DEVELOPING ACROSS
THE REGION...AND THIS COUPLED WITH NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES BRUSHING
THE AREA SHOULD PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS TIME.  THE EXACT N/S LOCATION OF THIS
BOUNDARY VARIES BETWEEN SOLUTIONS...AND ULTIMATELY ITS LOCATION
WILL DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE GREATEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE. FOR
NOW...HAVE GONE WITH HIGH CHANCE AND LOW LIKELY POPS FOR MOST OF
THE AREA.

WITH TIME...BAROCLINIC ZONE DOES OOZE SOUTH...WHICH SHOULD LESSEN
PRECIP CHANCES. HOWEVER...WITH UPPER LEVEL ENERGY CONTINUING TO
DROP INTO AREA IN THE DEVELOPING BROAD UA TROF SOME
THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE...ALBEIT
SMALLER THAN THAT OF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

HUSTEDDE/TRUETT

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1151 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

PCPN COMING INTO BETTER FOCUS NOW...WITH TSRA DEVELOPING AHEAD OF
CDFNT OVER IA AND NOW FURTHER S OVER CNTRL MO IN THE KAIZ AND KVIH
AREAS. STORMS ARE MOVING E OVER IA AND SE OVER CNTRL MO. TSRA
COMPLEX FURTHER W OVER S CNTRL KS WILL TAKE ALL NIGHT TO GET HERE
BUT MAY STILL DO SO...MERGING WITH WHAT IS NOW FORMING IN CNTRL MO
AND PRIMARILY AFFECT AREAS S OF I-70. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME
TWEAKS TO CURRENT TAFS...STILL EXPECTING WHAT DOES MOVE INTO THE
TAF SITES TO BE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
CDFNT SWEEPS THRU DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SHUNTS ANYTHING
LEFT TO THE S OF THE TERMINALS. THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVORABLE
FOR FOG...BUT IT APPEARS IT WILL NOT GET THE CLEAR SKIES IT NEEDS
TO FULLY COME TO FRUITION AND SO HAVE BACKED OFF A BIT FROM
EARLIER. A NEW THREAT HAS EMERGED OVER S CNTRL AND SE MO IN THE
FORM OF LO STRATUS CLOUDS...AND PREVAILING LO LEVEL FLOW AND MOST
MODELS TAKE THIS AREA INTO STL METRO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HAVE ADDED LO-END MVFR CIGS OF AROUND 1KFT INTO THE TAFS
FOR THIS ISSUANCE. WHILE MID CLOUDS ARE POISED TO MOVE OVER STL
METRO AND KUIN...ANY DELAY MAY RESULT IN BRIEF VSBY DROPS INTO
MVFR AND PERHAPS IFR CATEGORY.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...LIGHT S FLOW WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT WITH
MINIMAL CHCS FOR VSBY REDUCTIONS DUE TO FOG. PCPN SHOULD ALSO HOLD
OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH PCPN
CHCS EXPECTED TO SHARPLY TAIL OFF WITH CD FROPA LATER IN THE
MORNING. SFC WNDS WILL VEER N AFTER FROPA BUT SHOULD STAY BELOW
10KTS PREVAILING. INTRODUCED LO CIGS INTO THE AREA FOR LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN RESPONSE TO NEW DEVELOPMENT
TO THE S AND SW.

TES

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR CRAWFORD MO-IRON
     MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
     WASHINGTON MO.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR RANDOLPH IL.

&&

WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 3:57 PM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
357 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-071115-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
357 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY LATE
TONIGHT...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

IN ADDITION....HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND A SMALL PART OF
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND DUE TO A CONTINUED
HEAVY RAIN THREAT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH LESSER CHANCES LINGERING
OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SPOTTERS
ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY RAINS OF OVER AN INCH...OR ANY
FLOODING THAT THEY OBSERVE.

TRUETT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:04 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
204 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

MOZ072-073-084-070745-
CRAWFORD MO-IRON MO-WASHINGTON MO-
204 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...IRON
AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM CDT...

AT 204 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHERRYVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
STEELVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  CHERRYVILLE...
  VIBURNUM...
  COURTOIS...
  BIXBY...

THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT DILLARD MILL HISTORIC SITE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

GLASS
Local storm report, Aug 7, 2:23 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
223 AM CDT WED AUG 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 AM     HEAVY RAIN       COOK STATION            37.81N  91.44W
08/07/2013  M2.69 INCH       CRAWFORD           MO   MESONET

            SINCE MIDNIGHT. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AG WEATHER
            STATION.

&&

FGLASS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 1:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Gasconade8 hr
Aug 7, 3:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMadison8 hr
Aug 7, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois63 min
Aug 7, 3:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXIron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington8 hr
Aug 7, 11:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole31 hr
Aug 7, 4:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford62 hr
Aug 7, 4:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Washington3 days

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River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

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.