Alert: Flood Warning issued March 17 at 12:08PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

Event: Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS St Louis MO
Issued: 2020-03-17T12:08:00-05:00
Expires: 2020-03-18T18:07:00-05:00
Description: …The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a flood
warning for the following rivers in Missouri…

Missouri River at Gasconade

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 48 hours.

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Missouri River at Gasconade
* from late Wednesday night until further notice.
* At 12:00 PM Tuesday the stage was 21.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by Thursday morning
and continue to crest near 26.2 feet by Saturday early afternoon.
* Impact: At 24.5 feet…Southern portions of Old Rock Road and
Twisters Road south of Rhineland begin flooding near this height.
Instruction: 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 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://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Montgomery, MO; Gasconade, MO

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-4102968-3480522
CAP MessageType: Alert