Alert archive / Illinois / River Flood Warnings in 2017
River Flood Warning 92, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2017, 10:42 AM CDT for Brown County, Illinois. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2017, 10:42 AM CDT (15:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Brown County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point La Moine River at Ripley (RIPI2). The gauge peaked at 23.44 ft at May 21, 2017, 5:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 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 05585000, 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.
799
WGUS43 KLSX 201542
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1042 AM CDT Sat May 20 2017
...The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...
La Moine River at Ripley
.This Flood Warning is a result of up to 2 inches of rainfall the
past 24 hours and up to a tenth of an inch forecast in the next 24 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.
&&
ILC009-211542-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0092.170520T1542Z-170523T1800Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.170520T1346Z.170521T0600Z.170522T1800Z.NO/
1042 AM CDT Sat May 20 2017
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the La Moine River at Ripley
* until Tuesday afternoon.
* At 9:45 AM Saturday the stage was 22.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 23.5 feet by after midnight
tonight. The river is forecast to fall below flood stage Monday
early afternoon.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25
La Moine River
Ripley 22.0 22.44 23.3 22.3 21.1 19.5 17.0
&&
LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
3998 9064
$$4 follow-up statements
814
WGUS83 KLSX 210119
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
819 PM CDT Sat May 20 2017
...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
La Moine River at Ripley
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message: Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles
through flooded areas. The water may be too deep to allow for safe
passage.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.
&&
ILC009-220119-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-170524T1559Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.170520T1346Z.170521T1800Z.170523T1559Z.NO/
819 PM CDT Sat May 20 2017
The Flood Warning continues for
the La Moine River at Ripley
* until Wednesday morning.
* At 7:45 PM Saturday the stage was 23.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 23.4 feet by tomorrow early
afternoon, then fall below flood stage late Tuesday morning.
* Impact: At 24.0 feet...Township road, downstream of the gage on the
right bank, begins to flood.
* Impact: At 23.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Extensive
cropland is flooded below the gauge near the LaGrange Lock Road
bridge.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25
La Moine River
Ripley 22.0 23.14 23.3 23.0 22.2 20.8 18.5
&&
LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
3998 9064
$$565
WGUS83 KLSX 211513
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1013 AM CDT Sun May 21 2017
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
La Moine River at Ripley
.This Flood Warning is a result of heavy rainfall that fell over the basin
late last week into the early part of the weekend...
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.
&&
ILC009-221513-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-170524T0959Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.170520T1346Z.170521T1115Z.170523T0959Z.NO/
1013 AM CDT Sun May 21 2017
The Flood Warning continues for
the La Moine River at Ripley
* until late Tuesday night.
* At 9:45 AM Sunday the stage was 23.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to continue rising to near 23.4 feet by this
afternoon, then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26
La Moine River
Ripley 22.0 23.27 23.0 21.9 20.3 17.7 14.1
&&
LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
3998 9064
$$873
WGUS83 KLSX 220140
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
840 PM CDT Sun May 21 2017
...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
La Moine River at Ripley
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message: Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles
through flooded areas. The water may be too deep to allow for safe
passage.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.
&&
ILC009-230140-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-170523T1800Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.170520T1346Z.170521T1115Z.170522T1800Z.NO/
840 PM CDT Sun May 21 2017
The Flood Warning continues for
the La Moine River at Ripley
* until Tuesday afternoon.
* At 7:45 PM Sunday the stage was 22.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to continue falling to below flood stage by
tomorrow early afternoon.
* Impact: At 23.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins. Extensive
cropland is flooded below the gauge near the LaGrange Lock Road
bridge.
* Impact: At 22.0 feet...FLOOD STAGE. Farmland flooding and rural
damages begin.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26
La Moine River
Ripley 22.0 22.71 22.1 21.1 18.9 16.1 13.3
&&
LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
3998 9064
$$466
WGUS83 KLSX 221609
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1109 AM CDT Mon May 22 2017
...The flood warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Illinois...
La Moine River at Ripley
.This Flood Warning is a result of up to an inch of rain late last
week and none forecast in the next 24 hours...
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.
&&
ILC009-221639-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-170523T1800Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.170520T1346Z.170521T1115Z.170522T1100Z.NO/
1109 AM CDT Mon May 22 2017
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the La Moine River at Ripley.
* At 8:45 AM Monday the stage was 21.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at 6:00 AM Monday.
* The river will continue falling to 21.3 feet by tomorrow morning.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27
La Moine River
Ripley 22.0 21.81 21.3 19.6 17.6 15.7 13.4
&&
LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
3998 9064
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Marion | 40 min |
| May 20, 5:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Madison | 42 min |
| May 20, 5:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Bond, Madison | 47 min |
| May 20, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LSX | Fayette, Marion | 38 min |
| May 20, 11:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 3 days |
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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.