Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
635 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...

  Big Piney below Fort Leonard Wood  -East Gate affecting Pulaski
  County.

For the Big Piney River...including Fort Leonard Wood - East Gate...
Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 645 AM CDT.

&&

MOC169-281145-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-240528T2320Z/
/BIGM7.1.ER.240527T0902Z.240528T0000Z.240528T1720Z.NO/
635 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Piney  below Fort Leonard Wood - East Gate.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, flood waters affect the lower TA 250
  Training Area and Highway J east of Fort Wood East Gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:00 AM CDT Monday was 9.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.7
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    10.7 feet on 05/06/1929.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3788 9207 3787 9204 3782 9205 3781 9203
      3777 9200 3767 9203 3767 9210 3777 9209
      3783 9210 3786 9209


$$

Lindenberg