Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: St. Charles, MO; St. Louis, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:08am CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:08am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 11:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:08am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 4:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Missouri River at St. Charles. Missouri River at Hermann. Missouri River near Chamois. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Osage River near Mari-Osa Campground. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Missouri... Missouri River at Washington. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at St. Charles. * WHEN...Until late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, The Katy Trail begins flooding near this height along Hawning Road, about 2 miles north northeast of the Highway 370 bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 27.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 19.7 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product, along with additional weather and stream information, is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8c3424356d69117e4c91993d1a18a595dca7194.002.1 Codes: MOC183, MOC189 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8c3424356d69117e4c91993d1a18a595dca7194.002.1