Flood Warning for Brevator, Missouri
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1102 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...Illinois...
Mississippi River at Grafton.
Mississippi River at Winfield.
Mississippi River at Clarksville.
Mississippi River at Chester.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...Illinois...
Mississippi River at Hannibal.
Mississippi River at Louisiana.
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.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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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1102 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.
* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 27.5 feet, At this stage, Lock and Dam 25 will
stockpile 200 tons of sand, 12,000 sandbags, and 10,000 square
feet of polyethylene plastic as a precaution.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 26.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM CDT Thursday was 27.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.0
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Mississippi River
Winfield 26.0 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.5 26.2 25.8
LAT...LON 3922 9081 3923 9071 3888 9057 3881 9057
3887 9074
Hazardous Weather Outlook for Brevator, Missouri
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service St Louis MO
342 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
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Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-Knox MO-
Lewis MO-Shelby MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Ralls MO-Pike MO-Boone MO-
Audrain MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Montgomery MO-
Lincoln MO-Gasconade MO-Warren MO-Saint Charles MO-Franklin MO-
Saint Louis MO-Saint Louis City MO-Jefferson MO-Crawford MO-
Washington MO-Saint Francois MO-Sainte Genevieve MO-Iron MO-
Madison MO-Reynolds MO-
342 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and
central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
There is a chance for thunderstorms across portions of the area.
Isolated strong to thunderstorms may produce quarter size hail and
gusty winds into early evening across southeast Missouri and southern
Illinois.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
There is a chance of thunderstorms across parts of the area Friday
and Saturday. There is another chance of thunderstorms early Monday
through Wednesday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.