Flood Statement Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
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FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
824 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...
MERAMEC RIVER NEAR
ARNOLD
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS PARTS
OF THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA YESTERDAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH BACKWATER
EFFECTS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/
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824 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MERAMEC RIVER NEAR ARNOLD
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BETWEEN 26.5 AND 27.0
FEET THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE RESUMING A DOWNWARD TREND AND SHOULD
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING.
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LAT...LON 3851 9043 3851 9039 3845 9032 3841 9034 3845 9043
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FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 06/19 06/20 06/21 06/22 06/23
MERAMEC RIVER
ARNOLD 24.0 26.61 26.8 27.0 26.8 26.0 24.8