Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:26pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:26pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 7:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 7:26pm CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Springfield MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Osage River at Taberville affecting St. Clair and Vernon Counties. For the Osage River...including Taberville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Osage River at Taberville. * WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 26.5 feet, flood waters impact all of the low lying areas in the Schell Osage Conservation Area as well as several county roads west of Schell City. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 26.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 23.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:45 PM CDT Sunday was 27.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 21.6 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 23.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.6 feet on 06/06/2013. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 730 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9490fcc2cd3c5fd1bdfcdcfbae04506349bf2ddd.001.1 Codes: MOC185, MOC217 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9490fcc2cd3c5fd1bdfcdcfbae04506349bf2ddd.001.1