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River Flood Warning 228, NWS St. Louis, MO

October 11, 2019Cole County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Oct 11, 2019, 2:11 AM CDT for Cole County, Missouri. It took effect at Oct 11, 2019, 7:51 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 11, 2019, 2:11 AM CDT (07:11 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 11, 2019, 7:51 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 12, 2019, 8:16 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cole County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 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 Moreau River (MO) near Jefferson City (JCMM7). The gauge peaked at 20.38 ft at Oct 11, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06910750, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Oct 10, 11:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 11:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 3:44 PM CDT, 10 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Saint Louis MO
344 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-112045-
Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO-
Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-Gasconade MO-
Greene IL-Iron MO-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO-
Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Madison MO-Marion IL-Marion MO-Moniteau MO-
Monroe IL-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL-
Pike MO-Ralls MO-Randolph IL-Reynolds MO-Saint Charles MO-
Saint Clair IL-Saint Francois MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO-
Sainte Genevieve MO-Shelby MO-Warren MO-Washington IL-Washington MO-
344 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and
central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely overnight tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Friday morning across southwest
Illinois.

Another chance of showers and storms exists across the area Tuesday
afternoon ahead of another cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

Gosselin

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 10, 8:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
815 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

MOZ047>049-110200-
Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-
815 PM CDT Thu Oct 10 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLE...SOUTHWESTERN OSAGE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MONITEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Eldon to 10 miles
southwest of Hickory Hill to near Osage Beach. Movement was east at
35 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Jefferson City, Wardsville, Taos, Westphalia, St. Thomas, Brazito,
Hickory Hill, Meta, Eugene, Argyle, Schubert, Koeltztown, Osage City,
Osage Bend and Enon.

This also includes Clarks Hill/Norton Historic Site.

LAT...LON 3847 9256 3857 9215 3856 9209 3856 9205
      3857 9200 3836 9195 3829 9198 3829 9219
      3834 9220 3832 9226 3834 9229 3834 9241
      3843 9241 3843 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 259DEG 31KT 3841 9249 3828 9246 3812 9258

BSH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 10, 8:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LSX	Cole	45 min
Oct 10, 8:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Cole, Osage	3 hr
Oct 10, 8:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	12 days
Oct 11, 2:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Cole, Osage	6 hr
Oct 11, 3:57 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 16 more	28 hr
Oct 11, 4:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	6 hr
Oct 11, 2:42 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	17 hr

Nearby

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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.