997
WGUS43 KLSX 290201
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
901 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...

  Middle Fabius River near Ewing.

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.

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

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.

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 915 AM CDT.

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/EWMM7.2.ER.240428T1115Z.240430T0000Z.240501T1249Z.NO/
901 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Middle Fabius River near Ewing.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.6 feet, Left bank overflows downstream of bridge
  near the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1
    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.



&&


                     Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location             Stg    Stage    Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Middle Fabius River
  Ewing              12.0    16.2    17.1  12.3  6.3   5.2   4.7



&&

LAT...LON 4010 9179 4012 9175 3995 9158 3994 9162


$$

Carney