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River Flood Warning 85, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2026, 6:38 AM CDT for Monroe County, Missouri. It was in force for 53 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2026, 6:38 AM CDT (11:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2026, 11:51 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Monroe County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Middle Fork Salt River near Holliday (PMZM7). The gauge peaked at 19.35 ft at Jun 13, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05506350, 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.
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WGUS43 KLSX 131138
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
638 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
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.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
&&
MOC137-142345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0085.260613T1138Z-260615T0100Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.260613T0317Z.260613T1800Z.260613T2321Z.NO/
638 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
* WHEN...From this morning to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Wastewater lift station begins flooding at
about this height. Water was 16 ft deep in July 2008.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 18.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 6:30 AM CDT Saturday was 18.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage to 16.9 feet
this morning. It will then rise above flood stage this morning to
18.7 feet this afternoon. It will fall below flood stage again
this evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Mid Fork Salt River
Holliday 17.0 18.5 11.9 7.8 6.2 5.5 5.2
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9229 3959 9226 3955 9222 3954 9212
3950 9201 3950 9196 3947 9196 3949 9210
3951 9215 3951 9220 3953 9224
$$
Pfahler5 follow-up statements
622
WGUS83 KLSX 131406
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
906 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
&&
MOC137-150215-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-260615T1809Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.260613T0317Z.260613T1800Z.260614T1609Z.NO/
906 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Wastewater lift station begins flooding at
about this height. Water was 16 ft deep in July 2008.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 18.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The river rose above flood stage on the evening
of June 12.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.9 feet
this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Mid Fork Salt River
Holliday 17.0 18.7 17.9 12.2 13.3 11.9 8.5
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9229 3959 9226 3955 9222 3954 9212
3950 9201 3950 9196 3947 9196 3949 9210
3951 9215 3951 9220 3953 9224
$$
Kimble145
WGUS83 KLSX 140310
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1010 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
&&
MOC137-151515-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-260616T0300Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.260613T0317Z.260614T0230Z.260615T0034Z.NO/
1010 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Wastewater lift station begins flooding at
about this height. Water was 16 ft deep in July 2008.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 9:30 PM CDT Saturday was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Mid Fork Salt River
Holliday 17.0 19.4 12.4 10.5 9.7 7.7 6.3
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9229 3959 9226 3955 9222 3954 9212
3950 9201 3950 9196 3947 9196 3949 9210
3951 9215 3951 9220 3953 9224
$$
Peine169
WGUS83 KLSX 141409
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
909 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
South Fabius River near Taylor.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
&&
MOC137-160215-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-260616T0232Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.260613T0317Z.260614T0230Z.260615T0032Z.NO/
909 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Wastewater lift station begins flooding at
about this height. Water was 16 ft deep in July 2008.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 18.9 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The river rose above flood stage on the evening
of June 12. It crested near 19.4 feet on June 13.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this
evening and continue falling over the coming days.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Mid Fork Salt River
Holliday 17.0 18.9 12.0 7.8 6.2 5.5 5.2
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9229 3959 9226 3955 9222 3954 9212
3950 9201 3950 9196 3947 9196 3949 9210
3951 9215 3951 9220 3953 9224
$$
MOC127-160215-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260616T1251Z/
/TAYM7.2.ER.260611T0630Z.260613T1000Z.260615T0651Z.NO/
909 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South Fabius River near Taylor.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Marion County Road 301 will be flooded
north of County Road 150 near this height.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.2 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The river rapidly rose above flood stage on the
morning of June 11. It crested near 15.1 feet on June 13 before
beginning to fall.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight and continue falling over the coming days.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
South Fabius River
Taylor 10.0 13.2 9.4 6.0 3.2 2.3 2.1
&&
LAT...LON 3989 9165 3993 9161 3991 9156 3991 9151
3988 9151 3987 9162
$$
Kimble778
WGUS83 KLSX 150056
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
756 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
South Fabius River near Taylor.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
&&
MOC137-160430-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-260616T0418Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.260613T0317Z.260614T0230Z.260615T0218Z.NO/
756 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
* WHEN...Until Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Water exits the right bank downstream of
the State Highway A bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:30 PM CDT Sunday was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this evening and continue falling to 4.3 feet Wednesday, June 24.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Mid Fork Salt River
Holliday 17.0 17.5 8.4 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.0
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9229 3959 9226 3955 9222 3954 9212
3950 9201 3950 9196 3947 9196 3949 9210
3951 9215 3951 9220 3953 9224
$$
MOC127-161300-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260616T1704Z/
/TAYM7.2.ER.260611T0630Z.260613T1000Z.260615T1104Z.NO/
756 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South Fabius River near Taylor.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Small levee immediately downstream of the
gage is overtopped, flooding agricultural fields.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:30 PM CDT Sunday was 13.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning and continue falling to 1.9 feet Sunday, June
21.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
South Fabius River
Taylor 10.0 11.6 6.0 3.5 2.3 2.1 2.0
&&
LAT...LON 3989 9165 3993 9161 3991 9156 3991 9151
3988 9151 3987 9162
$$
MRB575
WGUS83 KLSX 151651
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1151 AM CDT Mon Jun 15 2026
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
MOC137-151800-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-260615T1651Z/
/PMZM7.1.ER.260613T0317Z.260614T0230Z.260615T0248Z.NO/
1151 AM CDT Mon Jun 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Mid Fork Salt River near Holliday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue falling to a height
near 6.0 feet by late this evening.
&&
All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Mid Fork Salt River
Holliday 17.0 8.0 8.4 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.0
&&
LAT...LON 3958 9229 3959 9226 3955 9222 3954 9212
3950 9201 3950 9196 3947 9196 3949 9210
3951 9215 3951 9220 3953 9224
$$
PeineWhat 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 Jun 13, 6:07 AM CDT, 31 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- -There are multiple chances for severe thunderstorms today, though the best chance will be this evening along the cold front. -Cool and dry conditions expected on Sunday and Monday before showers and thunderstorms return to the region Tuesday and beyond.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 6:07 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 607 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... -There are multiple chances for severe thunderstorms today, though the best chance will be this evening along the cold front. -Cool and dry conditions expected on Sunday and Monday before showers and thunderstorms return to the region Tuesday and beyond. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Late Sunday Afternoon) Issued at 305 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 Today's forecast will have many moving parts with several opportunities for thunderstorms to develop. The best chance for thunderstorms, as well as severe thunderstorms, remains this evening along a cold front. Each chance is outlined below: 1. Morning convection: Showers and a few thunderstorms have formed across eastern Kansas and west-central Missouri this morning, aided by a weak low-level jet and warm air advection. Previous rounds of guidance have shown this convection becoming more widespread, developing into an MCS and pushing east across the forecast area this morning. Confidence has started to decrease in this solution as the latest CAM guidance keeps convection weak and disorganized before it dissipates over the western forecast area this morning. In the absence of a robust MCS cold pool, convection will indeed weaken as it pushes east through the forecast area, outside the influence of the low-level jet. Roughly 500-1500 J/kg of MLCAPE will be available during the mid-morning, with decreasing values east of the Mississippi River. So if an MCS does develop and instability is on the higher end of the spectrum, the system would be able to maintain itself at least to the Mississippi River before starting to diminish. Severe chances are low with the morning convection given all the above caveats, but if an MCS does become rooted in the boundary layer, damaging wind gusts would be the main concern. Any isolated severe thunderstorms will bring a risk for quarter-sized hail. 2. Afternoon warm air advection convection: Warm air advection will continue across the region this afternoon, aided by a low-level jet that will only continue to strengthen through the day. This will promote the development of isolated to small clusters of showers and thunderstorms across the region. Increasing instability to around 1000-2000 J/kg of MLCAPE area wide, depending on how much the morning convection stunts destabilization, plus 30-40 kts of 0-6 km shear will encourage at least a few cells to become severe. Quarter-sized hail and damaging wind gusts are possible with any storms that become severe. While I cannot rule out a tornado at this point, the hodographs are not as favorable as they will be along the front during the evening. 3. Evening convection along cold front: The best chance for severe thunderstorms today will be along a cold front that will drop into the region this evening, with enhanced lift from a mid-level shortwave. Initial development will be isolated supercells across southern Iowa and northwest Missouri where the best instability, shear, and lapse rates will be. As the front and associated convection progress southeast into the forecast area convection is expected to become so widespread that clusters and bowing segments develop, though embedded supercells are still possible. The main threat with any severe thunderstorms during this period will be damaging winds, though quarter-sized hail and a tornado cannot be ruled out within embedded supercells near the front as hodographs become more curved. Instability will wane over the evening and further southeast from the front, though there is uncertainty in how quickly this will happen. Thus, confidence in severe thunderstorm development across southeast Missouri and southern Illinois is lower than over central and northeast Missouri. 4. Flash flood potential Confidence is high that convection will be progressive enough in our forecast area to preclude any widespread flash flood threat. The best chance for any flash flooding would result front multiple thunderstorms moving across the same area through the course of the day. Where this happens, 2-3 inches of rain is possible, with localized amounts up to 5" (via the HREF 24 hour LPMM), though 5" amounts are representative of the worst case scenario. Northeast Missouri is at the greatest risk for flash flooding, all other things being equal, given the very wet antecedent conditions. Over the past 72 hours portions of this area have been between 4-7" of rain (MRMS Multi-Sensor Pass 2), while the remainder of the CWA has seen generally less than 2". Delia && .LONG TERM... (Sunday Night through Friday) Issued at 305 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 In the wake of Saturday's cold front, cold air advection will drop 850 mb temperatures to around 10C by Sunday afternoon. The result will be high temperatures nearly 10 degrees below normal for this time of year, in the 70s. Monday likewise will be cooler than normal for mid June. Starting Tuesday, however, low-level flow will become westerly then southwesterly, advecting warm, moist air back into the region and giving high temperatures a boost. At the same time, mid- level disturbances will propagate through the northwest mid-level flow on the western side of an amplified mid-level trough. This will bring a return of showers and thunderstorms to the region Tuesday. The best chance for showers and thunderstorms will be Wednesday into Thursday ahead of and along a cold front that will push through the forecast area. Uncertainty remains in the details of the timing of the frontal passage, the favorability of the environment, and the subsequent severe chances. Delia && .AVIATION... (For the 12z TAFs through 12z Sunday Morning) Issued at 554 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 Showers and thunderstorms are blooming across central Missouri this morning and are expected to dissipate within a few hours. They are already impacting the mid-Missouri terminals (KJEF, KCOU), where brief reductions in visibility to MVFR flight conditions are possible. Confidence is low in if this round of showers and thunderstorms will impact the St. Louis metro terminals (KSTL, KCPS, KSUS). Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon across the area, though confidence is low in where these will form. The best chance for showers and thunderstorms at all terminals today will be this evening as thunderstorms form along a cold front and move southeast through the region. MVFR to IFR visibilities are expected underneath any thunderstorms, and MVFR stratus is expected to trail the front for a few hours before dry air erodes this layer. Southerly winds will become variable during the afternoon ahead of the front, and eventually northwesterly behind the front. Delia && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. IL...None. && WFO LSX
The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Callaway, Osage | 5 days |
| Jun 12, 9:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 7 days |
| Jun 12, 9:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Pike | 7 days |
| Jun 13, 9:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Gasconade, Montgomery | 5 days |
| Jun 13, 11:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Marion | 5 days |
| Jun 13, 11:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LSX | Perry, Sainte Genevieve | 21 days |
| Jun 13, 1:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LSX | Marion | 3 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.