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FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1023 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER...
 
  

              THE MERAMEC RIVER AT 

                 ...VALLEY PARK
                 ...ARNOLD
  

.NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND 
ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

&&

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1023 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MERAMEC RIVER AT VALLEY PARK
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  BUDER PARK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...SLUICE GATES AT 5TH STREET, 3RD STREET, AND 
  FISHPOT CREEK AT UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY TRACKS MUST BE CLOSED.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3854 9056 3855 9056 3857 9043 3851 9044


$$

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1023 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MERAMEC RIVER NEAR ARNOLD
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 33.0 FEET...SPRINGDALE PARK FLOODS AT THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...WELLS ROAD BELOW SUSON WOODS BEGINS FLOODING.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...MERAMEC BOTTOM ROAD BETWEEN WELLS ROAD AND 
  KERTH ROAD BEGINS FLOODING NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 26.0 FEET...HOUSE AT THE END OF KASEBAUM LANE IS 
  SURROUNDED BY WATER JUST WEST OF LEMAY FERRY ROAD BRIDGE.  ALSO, 
  HAWKINS ROAD SOUTH OF MERAMEC BOTTOM ROAD IS CLOSED NEAR THIS HEIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 25.1 FEET...ST. LOUIS COUNTY CLOSES THE FOLLOWING ROADS 
  AT THIS HEIGHT:  BUTLER HILL WEST OF SUMMERHEDGE PLACE, MERAMEC 
  BOTTOM ROAD BETWEEN HAGEMAN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 21, HAWKINS ROAD SOUTH
  OF MERAMEC BOTTOM ROAD, AND OLD TELEGRAPH ROAD AT EARL WIDMAN COUNTY PARK.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3851 9043 3851 9039 3845 9032 3841 9034 3845 9043


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/26  04/27  04/28  04/29  04/30

MERAMEC RIVER
  VALLEY PARK     16.0   16.19      16.0   14.7   12.7   10.4    8.5
  ARNOLD          24.0   33.69      33.5   32.2   30.3   28.3   26.3