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River Flood Warning 11, NWS St. Louis, MO

February 25, 2021Lewis County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Feb 25, 2021, 11:29 AM CST for Lewis County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 25, 2021, 1:30 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2021, 11:29 AM CST (17:29 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2021, 1:30 PM CST
Expired
Feb 25, 2021, 7:18 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lewis County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 North Fabius River near Ewing (EWNM7). The gauge peaked at 10.52 ft at Feb 25, 2021, 2:00 PM CST.

actionminormoderate5101502/2502/2602/27
Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05497150, 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.

968 
WGUS43 KLSX 251729
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1129 AM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...

  North Fabius River near Ewing.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast 
precipitation for the next 48 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information, 
is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

  

&&


MOC111-270530-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0011.210225T1930Z-210228T0920Z/
/EWNM7.1.IJ.210225T1930Z.210226T0600Z.210227T0320Z.NO/
1129 AM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the North Fabius River near Ewing.
* Until late Saturday night.
* At 10:30 AM CST Thursday the stage was 10.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this 
  afternoon to a crest of 12.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It 
  will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet, Left bank begins to flood near Monticello.

&&


                  Fld   Observed        Forecasts (12 pm CST)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue

North Fabius River
Ewing             11.0  10.2  Thu 10 am 12.1  8.9   6.9   6.0   5.4





&&

LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154

$$

Carney
1 follow-up statement
227 
WGUS83 KLSX 260118
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
718 PM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Missouri...

  North Fabius River near Ewing.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast 
precipitation for the next 48 hours.

MOC111-260230-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210226T0118Z/
/EWNM7.1.IJ.210225T1930Z.210226T0600Z.210227T0320Z.NO/
718 PM CST Thu Feb 25 2021

...The Flood Warning for the North Fabius River near Ewing has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the North Fabius River near Ewing.
* At 10:30 AM CST Thursday the stage was 10.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this 
  afternoon to a crest of 12.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It 
  will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.

&&


                  Fld   Observed        Forecasts (6 pm CST)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue

North Fabius River
Ewing             11.0  10.2  Thu 10 am 10.2  8.0   6.6   5.9   5.3





&&

LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154

$$

BSH

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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.