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River Flood Warning 14, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 11:06 AM CDT for Fayette County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 10:47 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2025, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2025, 10:47 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2025, 10:21 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Fayette County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:08 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 Kaskaskia River at Vandalia (VNDI2).
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05592500, 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 Apr 4, 6:42 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 6:42 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 4:25 AM CDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service St Louis MO 425 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-050930- Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL- Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL- Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO- Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO- Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO- Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO- Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO- Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO- Madison MO-Reynolds MO- 425 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are expected across portions of the area today and tonight. A few thunderstorms could be severe this afternoon and evening with large hail the primary threat. However, there is a conditional threat of tornadoes and damaging winds in southeastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois. Periods of thunderstorms will heavy rainfall are expected to persist, with the greatest chance of flash flooding this evening into early overnight in across southeastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Moderate to major river flooding is possible as a result of heavy rainfall. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Pfahler
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles | 3 days |
| Apr 4, 2:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Gasconade, Osage | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Saint Charles, Warren | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Lincoln, Saint Charles | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Charles, Warren | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Osage | 27 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Saint Francois, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 6:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 20 min |
| Apr 4, 6:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | City of Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Iron, Madison, Reynolds | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Madison, Saint Francois | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Saint Francois, Washington | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 7 hr |
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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.