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River Flood Warning 49, NWS St. Louis, MO

August 5, 2016Marion County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Aug 5, 2016, 11:06 AM CDT for Marion County, Missouri. It took effect at Aug 5, 2016, 12:11 PM CDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2016, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 5, 2016, 12:11 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 7, 2016, 2:15 AM CDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Marion County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:07 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point North River (MO) at Palmyra (PALM7). The gauge peaked at 13.79 ft at Aug 5, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate5101508/0508/0608/0708/08
Action stage
11 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05501000, 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.

778 
WGUS43 KLSX 051606
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1106 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2016

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

  North River at Palmyra

.This Flood Warning is a result of around 2 to 3 inches of precipitation 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.

&&

MOC127-061606-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0049.160805T1711Z-160807T0715Z/
/PALM7.1.ER.160805T1711Z.160806T0000Z.160806T0715Z.NO/
1106 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2016

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the North River at Palmyra
* until late Saturday night.
* At 10:30 AM Friday the stage was 12.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by this afternoon 
  and crest near 15.0 feet by this evening. The river will fall below
  flood stage by after midnight tonight.
* Impact:  At 14.0 feet...Marion County Rd 341 north of Palmyra 
  inundated. Significant agricultural land flooding...right bank.
* Impact:  At 13.5 feet...County Road 333, east of Palmyra, begins to 
  flood.
* Impact:  At 13.0 feet...FLOOD STAGE.  Minor flooding begins.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     08/06  08/07  08/08  08/09  08/10

North River
  Palmyra         13.0   12.37      11.1    5.8    3.9    3.8    3.7


&&


LAT...LON 3984 9150 3981 9150 3976 9170 3979 9170




$$
1 follow-up statement
641 
WGUS83 KLSX 060032
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
731 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Missouri...
 
  North River at Palmyra

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.

&&

MOC127-060101-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160807T0715Z/
/PALM7.1.ER.160805T1612Z.160805T1915Z.160805T2136Z.NO/
731 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for the North River at Palmyra.
* At  6:30 PM Friday the stage was 11.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at  4:36 PM Friday.
* The river will continue falling to 6.2 feet by Sunday morning.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     08/06  08/07  08/08  08/09  08/10

North River
  Palmyra         13.0   11.14       8.3    6.2    4.2    3.8    3.8


&&


LAT...LON 3984 9150 3981 9150 3976 9170 3979 9170




$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 3:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXLewis3 hr
Aug 5, 5:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXMarion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby3 hr
Aug 5, 7:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXAudrain3 hr
Aug 5, 6:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXOsage5 hr
Aug 5, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCrawford45 min
Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXOsage5 hr
Aug 5, 6:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis66 hr

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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.