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River Flood Warning 76, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 29, 2017Madison County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 3:17 PM CDT for Madison County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2017, 3:17 PM CDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2017, 3:03 PM CDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity
Major

County Madison County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 St. Francis River near Saco (SAZM7). The gauge peaked at 33.09 ft at Apr 30, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderatemajor10203004/2904/3005/0105/02
Action stage
19 ft
Minor stage
21 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07036100, 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.

435 
WGUS43 KLSX 292017
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
317 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

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

  St Francis River at Saco

.This Flood Warning is a result of up to 4 inches of rainfall the 
past 24 hours and 4 to 6inches forecast in the next 48 hours...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Rainfall heavier than forecast 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.

&&

MOC123-302017-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0076.170429T2017Z-000000T0000Z/
/SAZM7.3.ER.170429T1449Z.170429T2000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
317 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  the St Francis River at Saco
* until further notice.
* At  3:00 PM Saturday the stage was 27.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Impact:  At 26.3 feet...Much of the agricultural field is along the 
  left bank upstream of the Highway C bridge is surrounded by 
  floodwaters at this height.
* Impact:  At 22.9 feet...Low spot on Highway C.  Water begins 
  covering the highway just south of the bridge.
* Impact:  At 21.0 feet...Agricultural fields begin flooding along the
  left bank upstream of the bridge.  Height estimated.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     04/30  05/01  05/02  05/03  05/04


&&





St. Francis River
LAT...LON MISSING


$$
1 follow-up statement
479 
WGUS83 KLSX 012003
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
303 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Missouri...
 
  St Francis River at Saco



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Rainfall heavier than forecast 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.

&&

MOC123-012033-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-170501T2003Z/
/SAZM7.3.ER.170429T1449Z.170501T0000Z.170501T1420Z.UU/
303 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the St Francis River at Saco.
* At  2:30 PM Monday the stage was 14.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.

&&
                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     05/02  05/03  05/04  05/05  05/06


&&





St. Francis River
LAT...LON MISSING


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCole7 days
Apr 28, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage9 days
Apr 28, 8:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage3 days
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln4 days
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln14 days
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles69 hr
Apr 28, 9:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXReynolds7 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery12 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXGasconade, Montgomery11 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Warren9 days
Apr 28, 9:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis11 days
Apr 28, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds29 min
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLewis20 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion19 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion10 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXRalls20 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXLincoln43 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles40 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis16 days
Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXPerry, Sainte Genevieve43 days
Apr 28, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFranklin42 min
Apr 28, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Reynolds, Washington48 min
Apr 29, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSainte Genevieve49 min
Apr 29, 1:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXCrawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois and 1 more24 hr
Apr 29, 6:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMadison, Saint Francois48 hr
Apr 29, 6:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMadison, Saint Francois50 hr
Apr 29, 10:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXCallaway, Osage9 days
Apr 29, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXCallaway, Cole, Osage38 min
Apr 29, 1:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage8 hr
Apr 29, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLSXFranklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren58 min
Apr 29, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXFranklin, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren52 min
Apr 29, 3:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXAudrain, Gasconade, Lincoln, Marion, Montgomery, Pike and 2 more8 hr
Apr 29, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXSaint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis51 min
Apr 29, 4:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMonroe4 days
Apr 29, 4:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion4 days
Apr 29, 4:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXMarion47 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.