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River Flood Warning 14, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 4, 2025Fayette County, Illinois

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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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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 8:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles3 days
Apr 4, 2:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Gasconade, Osage3 hr
Apr 4, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Charles, Warren54 min
Apr 4, 3:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis2 hr
Apr 4, 3:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXLincoln, Saint Charles3 hr
Apr 4, 3:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Charles, Warren4 hr
Apr 4, 4:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Louis4 hr
Apr 4, 4:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLSXOsage27 hr
Apr 4, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXIron, Reynolds51 min
Apr 4, 5:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXFranklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis3 hr
Apr 4, 5:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Francois, Washington38 min
Apr 4, 6:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois20 min
Apr 4, 6:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXCity of Saint Louis3 hr
Apr 4, 6:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds5 hr
Apr 4, 6:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXMadison, Saint Francois5 hr
Apr 4, 6:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSaint Francois, Washington5 hr
Apr 4, 6:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXSainte Genevieve, Saint Francois7 hr
Apr 4, 6:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLSXJefferson7 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.