


Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
316 WGUS43 KLSX 301138 FLWLSX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 638 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri... Meramec River near Steelville. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 && MOC055-012345- /O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-250703T0312Z/ /SEEM7.2.ER.250630T0415Z.250630T1115Z.250701T2112Z.NO/ 638 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Meramec River near Steelville. * WHEN...Until Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Water begins flooding the lodge rooms at The Rafting Company near this height. Water begins backing into the natural entrance of Onondaga Cave near this height. However... if the inflow from the Huzzah is low...it will take a higher Steelville stage to flood the cave. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 21.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:15 AM CDT Monday was 21.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 2.7 feet early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. && Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am) Location Stg Stage Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Meramec River Steelville 12.0 21.0 14.1 8.5 4.7 3.6 2.9 && LAT...LON 3796 9153 3800 9154 3803 9141 3802 9138 3807 9126 3801 9122 3800 9130 3796 9135 $$ Maples