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River Flood Warning 45, NWS St. Louis, MO

May 28, 2016Lewis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2016, 7:43 PM CDT for Lewis County, Missouri. It took effect at May 28, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2016, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
In effect from: May 28, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
Expired: May 30, 2016, 1:36 PM CDT
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lewis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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 North Fabius River near Ewing (EWNM7). The gauge peaked at 11.37 ft at May 28, 2016, 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.

The text

As transmitted.

070 
WGUS43 KLSX 290044
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
743 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016

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

  North Fabius River near Ewing

.This Flood Warning is a result of heavy rainfall 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://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

&&

MOC111-300043-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0045.160529T0415Z-160530T1836Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.160529T0415Z.160529T1200Z.160529T1836Z.NO/
743 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the North Fabius River near Ewing
* from this evening to Monday afternoon.
* At 7:15 PM Saturday the stage was 10.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage tonight and 
  crest near 11.5 feet by early Sunday morning. The river will fall below
  flood stage by early Sunday afternoon.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/29  05/30  05/31  06/01  06/02

North Fabius River
  Ewing           11.0   10.54      11.5    8.3    5.4    4.2    3.9


&&


LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154




$$

1 follow-up statement

768 
WGUS83 KLSX 291125
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
625 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following river in 
Missouri...

 
  North Fabius River near 
  
      Ewing
  

.This will be the final statement for this flooding 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://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

&&

MOC111-291155-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160530T1836Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.160529T0137Z.160529T0445Z.160529T0810Z.NO/
625 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The North Fabius River near Ewing.
* At 5:30 AM Sunday the stage was 10.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at 3:10 AM Sunday.
* The river is forecast to fall rapidly to near 5.0 feet Tuesday morning.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/30  05/31  06/01  06/02  06/03

North Fabius River
  Ewing           11.0   10.40       7.0    5.0    4.2    3.9    3.8


&&


LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154




$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade	42 min
May 28, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Washington	49 min
May 28, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade	3 hr
May 28, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Washington	51 min
May 28, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Washington	39 min
May 28, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Jefferson	46 min
May 29, 10:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Perry, Sainte Genevieve	6 days

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.