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WGUS83 KLSX 110544
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1244 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSOURI...
MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN.
MERAMEC RIVER NEAR STEELVILLE.
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.NOAA.GOV/WFO/LSX
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1244 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET, SAPPINGTON BRIDGE BOAT ACCESS PARKING AREA
AND RESTROOM BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:29 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 12:29 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 22.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 24.6 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 AM)
LOCATION STG STAGE SUN MON TUE WED THU
MERAMEC RIVER
SULLIVAN 11.0 22.1 21.5 15.3 9.7 7.4 6.3
LAT...LON 3801 9122 3807 9126 3816 9116 3828 9110
3832 9097 3839 9091 3839 9082 3825 9092
3823 9105 3808 9111
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1244 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...MERAMEC RIVER NEAR STEELVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, A LEVEE ALONG THE LEFT BANK UPSSTREAM OF
THE HIGHWAY 19 BRIDGE IS OVERTOPPED NEAR THIS HEIGHT, FLOODING THE
CAMPGROUNDS AT LUCKY CLOVER RESORT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:15 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 12:15 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 19.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 19.4 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING.
IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 AM)
LOCATION STG STAGE SUN MON TUE WED THU
MERAMEC RIVER
STEELVILLE 12.0 19.0 16.6 10.0 5.9 4.0 3.1
LAT...LON 3796 9153 3800 9154 3803 9141 3802 9138
3807 9126 3801 9122 3800 9130 3796 9135
BRC
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