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WGUS43 KLSX 211619
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1119 AM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025

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

  Meramec River near Arnold.

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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/ARNM7.1.ER.250422T1320Z.250423T1800Z.250424T1855Z.NO/
1119 AM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Meramec River near Arnold.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Meramec Bottom Road between Wells Road and
  Kerth Road begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 18.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 26.9 feet early Wednesday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.



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               Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location       Stg    Stage    Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Meramec River
  Arnold       24.0    18.7    23.8  26.7  25.4  20.2  15.8



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LAT...LON 3847 9044 3847 9032 3840 9033 3837 9036
      3841 9036 3842 9037 3843 9036 3845 9036
      3845 9041


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Carney