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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 
844 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 
MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER...NORTH FABIUS RIVER.

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR MONTICELLO.
7 PM WEDNESDAY STAGE: 4.4 FT.
FLOOD STAGE: 13.0 FT.
RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.
CREST AROUND 14.5 FT FRIDAY MORNING.
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
AT 13.0 FEET... FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.  

NORTH FABIUS RIVER AT MONTICELLO N.
7 PM WEDNESDAY STAGE: 6.7 FT.
FLOOD STAGE: 17.0 FT.
RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.
CREST AROUND 18.5 FT FRIDAY MORNING.
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
AT 17.0 FEET... FLOOD STAGE.  MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.  

THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON SPOTTY OBSERVED PRECIPITATION OF AROUND 0.25 TO 
1.00 INCHES THE PAST 24 HOURS AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF AROUND 2.00 INCHES 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND UNUSUAL SITUATION.  EVACUATE NOW IF 
THE ABOVE CRESTS REACH YOUR PROPERTY.  DO NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE AND YOUR 
ESCAPE ROUTE IS CUT OFF.  
HEAVY RAINS 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 OR FORECASTS CHANGE.  THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH 
ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LSX

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                   FLD  LATEST          7AM FORECAST     
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG   07/11  07/12  07/13  07/14  07/15

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER
  MONTICELLO       13    4.4       9.1   14.5   12.2    8.1    5.5       

NORTH FABIUS RIVER
  MONTICELLO N     17    6.7      12.3   18.5   16.8   12.0    8.3