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River Flood Warning 72, NWS St. Louis, MO

September 16, 2016Osage County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Sep 16, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT for Osage County, Missouri. It took effect at Sep 17, 2016, 12:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 16, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 17, 2016, 12:01 AM CDT
Expired: Sep 18, 2016, 9:02 AM CDT
In force: 33 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Osage County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The river

Written for the forecast point Maries River at Westphalia (WPHM7). The gauge peaked at 10.51 ft at Sep 17, 2016, 7:00 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.

The text

As transmitted.

412 
WGUS43 KLSX 170415
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1115 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

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

  Maries River near Westphalia

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.

&&

MOC151-180415-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0072.160917T0501Z-160918T1402Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.160917T0501Z.160917T0600Z.160917T1402Z.NO/
1115 PM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the Maries River near Westphalia
* until Sunday morning.
* At 11:00 PM Friday the stage was 6.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by after midnight 
  tonight and crest near 13.0 feet by after midnight tonight. The 
  river will fall below flood stage by tomorrow late morning.
* Impact:  At 12.1 feet...The north end of County Road 521 begins 
  flooding adjacent to the river near this height.
* 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.  This bridge flooded during the crest of 
  1/30/2013 of 9.76 feet.  It is 11.5 river miles upstream from the 
  gage.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     09/17  09/18  09/19  09/20  09/21

Maries River
  Westphalia      10.0    6.82      11.8    4.0    3.2    2.8    2.6


&&


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



$$

2 follow-up statements

213 
WGUS83 KLSX 170700
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
200 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

...The flood warning continues for the following river in 
Missouri...
 
  Maries River near Westphalia

.This Flood Warning is a result of over 3 inches of rainfall the 
past 24 hours...

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.

&&

MOC151-180700-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160918T1506Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.160917T0757Z.160917T1200Z.160917T1506Z.NO/
200 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

The Flood Warning continues for
  the Maries River near Westphalia
* until Sunday morning.
* At 1 AM Saturday the stage was 8.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage early this morning
  and crest near 13.0 feet by 7 am this morning. The river
  will fall below flood stage by midday today.
* Impact:  At 12.1 feet...The north end of County Road 521 begins 
  flooding adjacent to the river near this height.
* Impact:  At 9.0 feet...County Road 610 begins flooding near the 
  Indian Creek bridge near this height.


&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     09/18  09/19  09/20  09/21  09/22

Maries River
  Westphalia      10.0    8.54      13.0    3.9    3.2    2.7    2.6


&&


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



$$

242 
WGUS83 KLSX 171419
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
919 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Missouri...
 
  Maries River near Westphalia

.This will be the last statement for this event...

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.

&&

MOC151-171449-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160918T1506Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.160917T0915Z.160917T1146Z.160917T1333Z.NO/
919 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Maries River near Westphalia.
* At  9:00 AM Saturday the stage was 9.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at  8:33 AM Saturday.
* The river will continue falling to 4.3 feet by tomorrow morning.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     09/18  09/19  09/20  09/21  09/22

Maries River
  Westphalia      10.0    9.71       4.3    3.0    2.5    2.4    2.4


&&


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



$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 16, 8:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Iron, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington	6 hr
Sep 16, 9:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	65 hr
Sep 17, 6:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	38 hr
Sep 17, 11:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Reynolds	38 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.