Alert archive / Missouri / River Flood Warnings in 2016
River Flood Warning 49, NWS St. Louis, MO
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.
- 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 7:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Audrain | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Osage | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Crawford | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Lewis | 66 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.