River Flood Warning 52, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Aug 6, 2016, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2016, 2:57 AM CDT

In force

24 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Osage County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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.

Written for the forecast point Maries River at Westphalia (WPHM7). The gauge peaked at 12.38 ft at Aug 6, 2016, 5:00 AM CDT.

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.

118 
WGUS43 KLSX 060757
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
257 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

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

  Maries River near Westphalia

.This Flood Warning is a result of 3 to 5 inches of precipitation
in south central Osage County this evening...

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.

&&

MOC151-070757-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0052.160806T0757Z-000000T0000Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.160806T0624Z.160806T0731Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
257 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Maries River near Westphalia
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 2:3 AM Saturday the stage was 11.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* This river is forecast to crest near 12 feet early Saturday morning
  and fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
* 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.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     08/07  08/08  08/09  08/10  08/11

Maries River
  Westphalia      10.0   11.27                                      


&&


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



$$

207 
WGUS83 KLSX 061316
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
816 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

...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...


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

&&

MOC151-061346-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-160806T1316Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.160806T0624Z.160806T1001Z.160806T1210Z.NO/
816 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Maries River near Westphalia.
* At 8:00 AM Saturday the stage was 8.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at 7:10 AM Saturday.
* The river recently crested near 12.4 feet early this morning and is
  forecast to continue to fall rapidly to near 3.2 feet Monday morning.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     08/07  08/08  08/09  08/10  08/11

Maries River
  Westphalia      10.0    8.27       4.5    3.2    2.7    2.6    2.5


&&


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



$$

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.