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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service St Louis MO

901 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...



  Middle Fabius River near Ewing.



River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast 

precipitation for the next 24 hours.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.



The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 915 AM CDT.



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901 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Middle Fabius River near Ewing.



* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 16.6 feet, Left bank overflows downstream of bridge 

  near the gage.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1

    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage

    Wednesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.







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                     Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)

Location             Stg    Stage    Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat



Middle Fabius River

  Ewing              12.0    16.2    17.1  12.3  6.3   5.2   4.7







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LAT...LON 4010 9179 4012 9175 3995 9158 3994 9162





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Carney