Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
843 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...

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

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

  Gasconade River at Jerome affecting Phelps County.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 615 AM CDT.

&&

MOC169-011115-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240501T1110Z/
/BIGM7.2.ER.240427T1755Z.240430T1800Z.240501T0510Z.NO/
843 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

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

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

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, east Gate Road west of the river and east
  of the entrance gate to Fort Wood floods. High ground training
  area floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 15.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.9
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    16.0 feet on 03/29/1977.
  - 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


$$

MOC161-011345-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0024.240501T0048Z-240502T1842Z/
/JRMM7.1.ER.240501T0048Z.240501T1200Z.240501T1842Z.NO/
843 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Gasconade River at Jerome.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs near the gage site.
  Flood waters reach the lower edge of the concrete building where
  the gage equipment is located.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 16.6 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    16.6 feet on 05/07/1929.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3814 9180 3801 9190 3789 9196 3785 9210
      3785 9220 3783 9225 3791 9224 3794 9217
      3794 9207 3814 9196


$$

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