Skip Navigation Linksweather.gov 
NOAA logo - Click to go to the NOAA homepage National Weather Service   NWS logo - Click to go to the NWS homepage
River Watch Website
 
Local forecast by
"City, St" or zip code
  
River Forecasts
Support Info

If this product is not current, then hit the Reload or Refresh button on your browser.
Previous Versions: -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 Printer Friendly Version
            FGUS83 KLSX 141628
RVSLSX
MOC027-051-071-073-127-139-183-189-219-510-ILC149-163-151628-


HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1128 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING FOUR WEEK
EXTENDED RIVER STAGE FORECAST FOR THE MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI
RIVERS.  THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED EACH WEDNESDAY.


RIVER/STATION     FS    05/14    WEEK 1   WEEK 2   WEEK 3   WEEK 4

MISSOURI RIVER
  JEFFERSON CITY  23    15.5     10.0      8.9      7.8      7.1
  HERMANN         21    19.4     13.2     12.1     11.2     10.7
  WASHINGTON      20    16.5     10.2      8.9      8.1      7.7
  ST. CHARLES     25    22.8     17.7     16.5     15.8     15.6

MISSISSIPPI RIVER
  HANNIBAL        16    21.4     18.8     14.8     12.6     11.4
  ST. LOUIS       30    30.7     26.0     20.2     15.6     12.9


EACH VALUE IS THE STAGE FORECAST FOR THE WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK.
THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RUNOFF AND ONLY INCLUDE THE
NEXT 24 HOURS OF FORECAST PRECIPITATION.  ANY ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION COULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RIVER STAGE.

DURING EXTREME COLD PERIODS ICE CAN FORM OVER RIVERS AND ON 
STRUCTURES UPSTREAM CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO DROP LOWER THAN 
PROJECTED.  STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR THE 
LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

The National Weather Service continues to create easier ways for you to receive your hydrologic information. The River Watch Mississippi River Basin site is an example of this desire. As this site evolves, it will include data in a consistently formatted product. In the mean time, please send us your comments so that we can better serve you.