River Flood Warning 33, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

May 14, 2016, 6:57 AM CDT (11:57 UTC)

In effect from

May 14, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT

Expired

May 16, 2016, 1:32 AM CDT

In force

39 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Jefferson County, MO, Saint Louis County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Meramec River at Valley Park (VLLM7). The gauge peaked at 16.11 ft at May 14, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT.

Action stage

11 ft

Minor stage

18 ft

Moderate stage

21 ft

Major stage

27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07019130, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

269 
WGUS43 KLSX 141157
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
657 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... 

  Meramec River at Valley Park

.This Flood Warning is a result of around 2 inches of precipitation on 
Wednesday...

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://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

&&

MOC099-189-151157-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0033.160514T1600Z-160516T0632Z/
/VLLM7.1.ER.160514T1600Z.160515T0000Z.160515T0632Z.NO/
657 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Meramec River at Valley Park
* from this morning to late Sunday night.
* At  6:30 AM Saturday the stage was 15.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by late this 
  morning and crest near 16.4 feet by this evening. The river will 
  fall below flood stage by after midnight tonight.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/15  05/16  05/17  05/18  05/19

Meramec River
  Valley Park     16.0   15.62      15.0    7.8    5.4    4.5    3.7


&&


LAT...LON 3854 9056 3855 9056 3857 9043 3851 9044




$$

522 
WGUS83 KLSX 150208
FLSLSX

FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
908 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Missouri...
 
  Meramec River at Valley Park

...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in 
Missouri...
 
  Meramec River near Arnold

.This Flood Warning is a result of around 2 inches of rainfall on 
Wednesday...

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://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

&&

MOC099-189-150238-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160516T0632Z/
/VLLM7.1.ER.160514T2320Z.000000T0000Z.160514T2333Z.NO/
908 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Meramec River at Valley Park.
* At  8:30 PM Saturday the stage was 15.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at  6:33 PM Saturday.
* The river will continue falling to 7.5 feet by Monday morning.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/15  05/16  05/17  05/18  05/19

Meramec River
  Valley Park     16.0   15.74      14.0    7.5    5.1    4.2    3.5

&&

LAT...LON 3854 9056 3855 9056 3857 9043 3851 9044

$$

MOC099-189-160207-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-160516T1912Z/
/ARNM7.1.ER.160515T0142Z.160515T1200Z.160515T1912Z.NO/
908 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Meramec River near Arnold
* until Monday afternoon.
* At  8:30 PM Saturday the stage was 24.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage and to crest near 
  24.3 feet by Sunday morning. The river will fall below flood stage 
  by early Sunday afternoon.
* Impact:  At 24.7 feet...Hawkins Road south of Meramec Bottom Road 
  begins flooding.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/15  05/16  05/17  05/18  05/19

Meramec River
  Arnold          24.0   23.99      24.3   22.4   21.3   20.7   19.7

&&

LAT...LON 3851 9043 3851 9039 3845 9032 3841 9034
     3845 9043                        

$$

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2016Every river flood warning in 2016

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.