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FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
923 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
MOC055-221-130230-
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923 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...BELOW 22.0 FEET, MISSOURI ROUTE W MAY BECOME AVAILABLE
FOR USE BEYOND ROUTE JJ. BELOW 21.0 FEET, SAPPINGTON BRIDGE ROAD
JUST NORTH OF THE MERAMEC RIVER BRIDGE MAY BECOME AVAILABLE FOR
USE. BELOW 18.5 FEET, MISSOURI ROUTE N MAY BECOME AVAILABLE FOR USE
IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:29 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.8 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 8:29 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 23.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.4 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM)
LOCATION STG STAGE SUN MON TUE WED THU
MERAMEC RIVER
SULLIVAN 11.AT0 22.8 17.0 10.7 7.5 5.9 5.1
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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/SEEM7.1.ER.260710T2039Z.260711T0645Z.260712T1338Z.NO/
923 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...MERAMEC RIVER NEAR STEELVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...BELOW 16.5 FEET, MISSOURI ROUTE TT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE
FOR USE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 8:15 AM CDT SATURDAY WAS 19.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 2.2 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM)
LOCATION STG STAGE SUN MON TUE WED THU
MERAMEC RIVER
STEELVILLE 12.0 16.4 12.3 7.5 4.6 3.2 2.6
LAT...LON 3796 9153 3800 9154 3803 9141 3802 9138
3807 9126 3801 9122 3800 9130 3796 9135
FUCHS
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