River Flood Warning 32, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Mar 17, 2021, 8:34 PM CDT (01:34 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 18, 2021, 9:15 AM CDT

Expired

Mar 18, 2021, 10:08 AM CDT

In force

53 min

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Osage County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Maries River at Westphalia (WPHM7). The gauge peaked at 6.66 ft at Mar 18, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

8 ft

Minor stage

10 ft

Moderate stage

15 ft

Major stage

20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06927000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

389 
WGUS43 KLSX 180134
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
834 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

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

  Maries River near Westphalia.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast 
precipitation for the next 48 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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MOC151-191345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0032.210318T1415Z-210320T1022Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.210318T1415Z.210318T1800Z.210319T0421Z.NO/
834 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Maries River near Westphalia.
* From Thursday morning to late Friday night.
* At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 3.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  tomorrow morning to a crest of 11.0 feet early tomorrow afternoon. 
  It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 12.1 feet, The north end of County Road 521 begins 
  flooding adjacent to the river near this height.

&&


            Fld   Observed        Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon

Maries River
Westphalia  10.0  3.7   Wed 8 pm  10.8  5.4   4.0   3.4   3.0





&&

LAT...LON 3840 9205 3850 9197 3846 9194 3827 9194
      3827 9202

$$

Maples

135 
WGUS83 KLSX 181508
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1008 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

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

  Maries River near Westphalia.

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

MOC151-181615-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210318T1508Z/
/WPHM7.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1008 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Maries River near Westphalia has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Maries River near Westphalia.
* At 9:31 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is forecast to crest below flood stage near 
  9.0 feet this evening.

&&


            Fld   Observed        Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue

Maries River
Westphalia  10.0  6.5   Thu 9 am  5.6   4.2   3.5   3.1   MSG





&&

LAT...LON 3840 9205 3850 9197 3846 9194 3827 9194
      3827 9202

$$

Gosselin

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2021Every river flood warning in 2021

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.