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WGUS43 KLSX 301637
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1137 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

...The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...

  Meramec River near Sullivan.

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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MOC055-221-020445-
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/SLLM7.1.ER.250501T1104Z.250502T0600Z.250503T0051Z.UU/
1137 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Meramec River near Sullivan.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning to late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Cave Road begins flooding at Onondaga Cave
  State Park near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:29 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Friday morning to a crest of 13.1 feet early Friday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 11.0 feet.



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               Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location       Stg    Stage    Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon

Meramec River
  Sullivan     11.0    7.0     11.2  12.6  9.7   7.9   7.2



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LAT...LON 3801 9122 3807 9126 3816 9116 3828 9110
      3832 9097 3839 9091 3839 9082 3825 9092
      3823 9105 3808 9111


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Carney