...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSOURI...


BIG RIVER AT BYRNESVILLE

RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE BIG RIVER AT BYRNESVILLE
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 16.7 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT:  AT 15.5 FEET...ROCKFORD BEACH PARK AT THE HIGHWAY MM BRIDGE
BEGINS FLOODING.

&&
FLD   LATEST              6 A.M. FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     01/19  01/20  01/21  01/22  01/23

BIG RIVER
BYRNESVILLE     16.0   13.00      14.5   16.7   13.1    9.1    7.3


&&

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSOURI...


MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN

MERAMEC RIVER NEAR ARNOLD

RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MERAMEC RIVER NEAR ARNOLD
* FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING AND TO CREST NEAR 25.2 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER IS
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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.

&&
FLD   LATEST              6 A.M. FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     01/19  01/20  01/21  01/22  01/23

MERAMEC RIVER
ARNOLD          24.0   22.01      22.7   24.5   25.2   23.8   21.1


&&