River Flood Warning 136, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Jul 16, 2021, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC)

In effect from

Jul 16, 2021, 11:04 PM CDT

Expired

Jul 17, 2021, 9:30 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Lewis County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 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.

Written for the forecast point North Fabius River near Ewing (EWNM7). The gauge peaked at 11.08 ft at Jul 17, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT.

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.

942 
WGUS43 KLSX 170347
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1047 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 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 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 change.

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

  

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MOC111-181600-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0136.210717T0404Z-210718T1810Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.210717T0404Z.210717T0600Z.210717T1210Z.NO/
1047 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the North Fabius River near Ewing.
* Until early Sunday afternoon.
* At 10:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 11.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will rise to 11.1 feet just after midnight 
  tonight. It will then fall below tomorrow morning.

&&


                  Fld   Observed        Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

North Fabius River
Ewing             11.0  11.0  Fri 10 pm 8.9   7.1   5.8   4.9   4.8





&&

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

$$

BSH

009 
WGUS83 KLSX 171430
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
930 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 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 24 hours.

MOC111-171530-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0136.000000T0000Z-210717T1430Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.210717T0345Z.210717T0515Z.210717T0730Z.NO/
930 AM CDT Sat Jul 17 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 9:16 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 4.6 feet Saturday 
  morning.

&&


                  Fld   Observed        Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

North Fabius River
Ewing             11.0  9.9   Sat 9 am  7.6   6.5   5.3   4.9   4.8





&&

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

$$

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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.