001  
FGUS53 KMSR 190212  
RVFMEC  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
912 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
: THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER  
: FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS  
: WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.  
:  
: FORECAST GROUP IS MEC  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
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:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, SEEM7  
:STEELVILLE 2N, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 25.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 2.4 FT AT 0115 Z ON MAY 19  
.ER SEEM7 0519 Z DC202605190212/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0518 : / 2.6  
.E2 : 0519 : / 2.7 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 3.0  
.E3 : 0520 : / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 3.0  
.E4 : 0521 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.8  
.E5 : 0522 : / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.6  
.E6 : 0523 : / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5  
.E7 : 0524 : / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.4  
.E8 : 0525 : / 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4  
.E9 : 0526 : / 2.3 / 2.3 / 2.3 / 2.3  
.E10 : 0527 : / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2  
.E11 : 0528 : / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2  
.E12 : 0529 : / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1  
.E13 : 0530 : / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.0  
.E14 : 0531 : / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0  
.E15 : 0601 : / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0518 / 0.08  
: 0519 / 0.14 / 0.27 / 0.20  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAY 20 IS 0.69 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, SLLM7  
:SULLIVAN 4SE, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 29.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.6 FT AT 0129 Z ON MAY 19  
.ER SLLM7 0519 Z DC202605190212/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0518 : / 7.2  
.E2 : 0519 : / 7.6 / 8.0 / 8.2 / 8.3  
.E3 : 0520 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.7  
.E4 : 0521 : / 7.4 / 7.2 / 6.9 / 6.7  
.E5 : 0522 : / 6.4 / 6.2 / 6.0 / 5.8  
.E6 : 0523 : / 5.6 / 5.4 / 5.2 / 5.1  
.E7 : 0524 : / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.8 / 4.7  
.E8 : 0525 : / 4.6 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.5  
.E9 : 0526 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.3  
.E10 : 0527 : / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2  
.E11 : 0528 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1  
.E12 : 0529 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0  
.E13 : 0530 : / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9  
.E14 : 0531 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8  
.E15 : 0601 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0518 / 0.07  
: 0519 / 0.11 / 0.21 / 0.21  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAY 20 IS 0.60 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:BOURBEUSE RIVER, UNNM7  
:UNION, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.8 FT AT 0130 Z ON MAY 19  
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 05/20/2026  
.AR :CREST: UNNM7 0521 Z DC202605190212/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 20.3  
:CREST NEAR 20.3 FT AROUND 06 Z ON THU, MAY 21  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 05/22/2026  
.ER UNNM7 0519 Z DC202605190212/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0518 : / 9.7  
.E2 : 0519 : / 11.2 / 12.6 / 14.3 / 16.3  
.E3 : 0520 : / 18.2 / 19.4 / 19.9 / 20.3  
.E4 : 0521 : / 20.0 / 18.8 / 16.4 / 13.6  
.E5 : 0522 : / 10.8 / 8.9 / 7.6 / 6.7  
.E6 : 0523 : / 6.1 / 5.7 / 5.3 / 5.1  
.E7 : 0524 : / 4.9 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5  
.E8 : 0525 : / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.2  
.E9 : 0526 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0  
.E10 : 0527 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0  
.E11 : 0528 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9  
.E12 : 0529 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8  
.E13 : 0530 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8  
.E14 : 0531 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7  
.E15 : 0601 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0518 / 0.10  
: 0519 / 0.13 / 0.10 / 0.13  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAY 20 IS 0.46 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, PCFM7  
:PACIFIC, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 23.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 2.3 FT AT 0130 Z ON MAY 19  
.AR :CREST: PCFM7 0521 Z DC202605190212/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 13.8  
:CREST NEAR 13.8 FT AROUND 18 Z ON THU, MAY 21  
.ER PCFM7 0519 Z DC202605190212/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0518 : / 3.6  
.E2 : 0519 : / 6.8 / 8.6 / 9.6 / 10.6  
.E3 : 0520 : / 11.4 / 12.1 / 12.7 / 13.3  
.E4 : 0521 : / 13.6 / 13.8 / 13.6 / 13.1  
.E5 : 0522 : / 12.3 / 11.1 / 9.5 / 7.8  
.E6 : 0523 : / 6.3 / 5.2 / 4.4 / 3.7  
.E7 : 0524 : / 3.2 / 2.8 / 2.5 / 2.2  
.E8 : 0525 : / 1.9 / 1.7 / 1.6 / 1.5  
.E9 : 0526 : / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.1  
.E10 : 0527 : / 1.0 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9  
.E11 : 0528 : / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.7  
.E12 : 0529 : / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5  
.E13 : 0530 : / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.4  
.E14 : 0531 : / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3  
.E15 : 0601 : / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0518 / 0.09  
: 0519 / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.13  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAY 20 IS 0.42 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, VLLM7  
:VALLEY PARK, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 18.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 21.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 3.4 FT AT 0130 Z ON MAY 19  
.AR :CREST: VLLM7 0522 Z DC202605190212/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 13.4  
:CREST NEAR 13.4 FT AROUND 06 Z ON FRI, MAY 22  
.ER VLLM7 0519 Z DC202605190212/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0518 : / 5.1  
.E2 : 0519 : / 6.2 / 7.7 / 8.6 / 9.3  
.E3 : 0520 : / 9.8 / 10.3 / 10.9 / 11.5  
.E4 : 0521 : / 12.2 / 12.7 / 13.1 / 13.4  
.E5 : 0522 : / 13.3 / 13.0 / 12.5 / 11.7  
.E6 : 0523 : / 10.6 / 9.6 / 8.6 / 7.6  
.E7 : 0524 : / 6.9 / 6.2 / 5.7 / 5.1  
.E8 : 0525 : / 4.5 / 3.9 / 3.2 / 2.5  
.E9 : 0526 : / 1.9 / 1.3 / 0.9 / 0.7  
.E10 : 0527 : / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.3  
.E11 : 0528 : / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0  
.E12 : 0529 : / -0.1 / -0.2 / -0.2 / -0.3  
.E13 : 0530 : / -0.3 / -0.4 / -0.5 / -0.5  
.E14 : 0531 : / -0.6 / -0.6 / -0.7 / -0.7  
.E15 : 0601 : / -0.8 / -0.8 / -0.9  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0518 / 0.09  
: 0519 / 0.08 / 0.06 / 0.12  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAY 20 IS 0.35 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, ARNM7  
:ARNOLD 1N, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 22.0 FTMINOR STAGE 24.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 35.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 38.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.6 FT AT 0130 Z ON MAY 19  
.AR :CREST: ARNM7 0523 Z DC202605190212/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 23.8  
:CREST NEAR 23.8 FT AROUND 12 Z ON SAT, MAY 23  
.ER ARNM7 0519 Z DC202605190212/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0518 : / 11.0  
.E2 : 0519 : / 11.5 / 11.9 / 12.4 / 12.9  
.E3 : 0520 : / 13.5 / 14.3 / 15.5 / 16.8  
.E4 : 0521 : / 18.1 / 19.4 / 20.5 / 21.6  
.E5 : 0522 : / 22.4 / 23.1 / 23.4 / 23.7  
.E6 : 0523 : / 23.8 / 23.6 / 23.4 / 23.0  
.E7 : 0524 : / 22.7 / 22.3 / 22.0 / 21.3  
.E8 : 0525 : / 20.5 / 19.5 / 18.5 / 17.5  
.E9 : 0526 : / 16.5 / 15.5 / 14.5 / 13.5  
.E10 : 0527 : / 12.6 / 12.1 / 11.5 / 10.9  
.E11 : 0528 : / 10.4 / 9.8 / 9.2 / 8.8  
.E12 : 0529 : / 8.4 / 8.1 / 8.0 / 8.0  
.E13 : 0530 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9  
.E14 : 0531 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8  
.E15 : 0601 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.7  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0518 / 0.06  
: 0519 / 0.07 / 0.06 / 0.13  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAY 20 IS 0.32 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:IMPACTED BY BACKWATER FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.  
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