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WGUS83 KLSX 012223
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
523 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

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

  Maries River near Westphalia.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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523 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Maries River near Westphalia.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, County Road 610 begins flooding near the
  Indian Creek bridge near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:00 PM CDT Saturday was 11.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this evening and continue falling to 2.3 feet early Thursday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.



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              Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location      Stg    Stage    Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Maries River
  Westphalia  10.0    10.5    4.9   3.7   2.8   2.5   2.3



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LAT...LON 3840 9205 3850 9197 3846 9194 3827 9194
      3827 9202


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Byrd