FGUS53 KMSR 181402 RVFMEC RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 901 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS MEC : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :MERAMEC RIVER, SEEM7 :STEELVILLE 2N, MO - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FT MINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 25.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 1.8 FT AT 1315 Z ON MAY 18 .AR :CREST: SEEM7 0520 Z DC202605181401/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 10.3 :Crest near 10.3 FT around 00 Z on Wed, May 20 .ER SEEM7 0518 Z DC202605181401/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0518 : / 1.8 / 3.8 / 5.2 .E2 : 0519 : / 6.5 / 9.1 / 10.3 / 9.8 .E3 : 0520 : / 9.7 / 9.4 / 8.1 / 6.9 .E4 : 0521 : / 5.9 / 5.2 / 4.6 / 4.1 .E5 : 0522 : / 3.7 / 3.4 / 3.2 / 2.9 .E6 : 0523 : / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.4 .E7 : 0524 : / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 2.1 .E8 : 0525 : / 2.1 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 .E9 : 0526 : / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 .E10 : 0527 : / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 .E11 : 0528 : / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 .E12 : 0529 : / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.9 .E13 : 0530 : / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.8 .E14 : 0531 : / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.8 .E15 : 0601 : / 1.8 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0518 / 0.25 / 1.70 / 0.04 : 0519 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on May 19 is 2.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Rise solely based on QPF. :************************************************************ :MERAMEC RIVER, SLLM7 :SULLIVAN 4SE, MO - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FT MINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 29.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 3.5 FT AT 1329 Z ON MAY 18 .AR :CREST: SLLM7 0520 Z DC202605181401/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 10.9 :Crest near 10.9 FT around 12 Z on Wed, May 20 .ER SLLM7 0518 Z DC202605181401/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0518 : / 3.5 / 4.0 / 5.4 .E2 : 0519 : / 6.9 / 8.3 / 9.6 / 10.6 .E3 : 0520 : / 10.9 / 10.9 / 10.7 / 10.2 .E4 : 0521 : / 9.5 / 8.7 / 7.9 / 7.3 .E5 : 0522 : / 6.7 / 6.3 / 5.9 / 5.6 .E6 : 0523 : / 5.4 / 5.2 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E7 : 0524 : / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.5 .E8 : 0525 : / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.2 .E9 : 0526 : / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 .E10 : 0527 : / 4.1 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 .E11 : 0528 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 .E12 : 0529 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E13 : 0530 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E14 : 0531 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7 .E15 : 0601 : / 3.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0518 / 0.30 / 1.50 / 0.04 : 0519 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on May 19 is 1.85 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :BOURBEUSE RIVER, UNNM7 :UNION, MO - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FT MINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 3.5 FT AT 1330 Z ON MAY 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 05/20/2026 .AR :CREST: UNNM7 0521 Z DC202605181401/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 18.5 :Crest near 18.5 FT around 12 Z on Thu, May 21 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 05/22/2026 .ER UNNM7 0518 Z DC202605181401/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0518 : / 3.5 / 5.0 / 6.1 .E2 : 0519 : / 5.9 / 6.9 / 9.4 / 11.9 .E3 : 0520 : / 14.4 / 16.1 / 17.0 / 17.9 .E4 : 0521 : / 18.5 / 18.1 / 16.3 / 13.4 .E5 : 0522 : / 10.0 / 7.2 / 5.9 / 5.2 .E6 : 0523 : / 4.8 / 4.5 / 4.3 / 4.1 .E7 : 0524 : / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E8 : 0525 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.6 .E9 : 0526 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.5 .E10 : 0527 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 .E11 : 0528 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 .E12 : 0529 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.4 .E13 : 0530 : / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.4 .E14 : 0531 : / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.4 .E15 : 0601 : / 3.4 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0518 / 0.52 / 1.37 / 0.04 : 0519 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on May 19 is 1.97 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Rise solely based on QPF. :************************************************************ :MERAMEC RIVER, PCFM7 :PACIFIC, MO - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FT MINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 23.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS -0.3 FT AT 1330 Z ON MAY 18 .AR :CREST: PCFM7 0522 Z DC202605181401/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 14.2 :Crest near 14.2 FT around 00 Z on Fri, May 22 .ER PCFM7 0518 Z DC202605181401/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0518 : / -0.3 / -0.1 / 0.5 .E2 : 0519 : / 1.4 / 2.6 / 3.7 / 5.0 .E3 : 0520 : / 6.5 / 8.2 / 10.1 / 11.8 .E4 : 0521 : / 13.0 / 13.8 / 14.2 / 14.1 .E5 : 0522 : / 13.5 / 12.4 / 10.8 / 8.8 .E6 : 0523 : / 6.8 / 5.2 / 4.0 / 3.1 .E7 : 0524 : / 2.5 / 2.0 / 1.7 / 1.4 .E8 : 0525 : / 1.2 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.7 .E9 : 0526 : / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.4 .E10 : 0527 : / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 .E11 : 0528 : / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 .E12 : 0529 : / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 .E13 : 0530 : / 0.0 / 0.0 / -0.1 / -0.1 .E14 : 0531 : / -0.1 / -0.1 / -0.1 / -0.2 .E15 : 0601 : / -0.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0518 / 0.36 / 1.16 / 0.07 : 0519 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on May 19 is 1.62 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Rise solely based on QPF. :************************************************************ :MERAMEC RIVER, VLLM7 :VALLEY PARK, MO - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FT MINOR STAGE 18.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 21.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS -1.1 FT AT 1330 Z ON MAY 18 .AR :CREST: VLLM7 0522 Z DC202605181401/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 13.8 :Crest near 13.8 FT around 12 Z on Fri, May 22 .ER VLLM7 0518 Z DC202605181401/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0518 : / -1.1 / -1.1 / -0.8 .E2 : 0519 : / -0.2 / 0.5 / 1.6 / 2.9 .E3 : 0520 : / 4.3 / 5.5 / 6.9 / 8.4 .E4 : 0521 : / 9.9 / 11.3 / 12.6 / 13.4 .E5 : 0522 : / 13.8 / 13.7 / 13.3 / 12.5 .E6 : 0523 : / 11.4 / 10.2 / 8.8 / 7.4 .E7 : 0524 : / 7.1 / 6.5 / 6.1 / 5.7 .E8 : 0525 : / 5.0 / 3.7 / 3.0 / 2.7 .E9 : 0526 : / 2.5 / 2.3 / 2.3 / 2.0 .E10 : 0527 : / 1.8 / 1.6 / 1.5 / 1.4 .E11 : 0528 : / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.4 .E12 : 0529 : / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.2 .E13 : 0530 : / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.4 .E14 : 0531 : / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.1 .E15 : 0601 : / 1.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0518 / 0.43 / 0.44 / 0.07 : 0519 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on May 19 is 0.97 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Rise solely based on QPF. :************************************************************ :MERAMEC RIVER, ARNM7 :ARNOLD 1N, MO - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 22.0 FT MINOR STAGE 24.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 35.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 38.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.6 FT AT 1330 Z ON MAY 18 .AR :CREST: ARNM7 0523 Z DC202605181401/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 22.9 :Crest near 22.9 FT around 12 Z on Sat, May 23 .ER ARNM7 0518 Z DC202605181401/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0518 : / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.3 .E2 : 0519 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.6 / 9.1 .E3 : 0520 : / 10.1 / 11.1 / 12.1 / 13.1 .E4 : 0521 : / 14.8 / 16.3 / 17.8 / 19.2 .E5 : 0522 : / 20.4 / 21.4 / 22.2 / 22.7 .E6 : 0523 : / 22.9 / 22.7 / 22.5 / 22.0 .E7 : 0524 : / 21.5 / 21.0 / 20.5 / 19.9 .E8 : 0525 : / 19.2 / 18.4 / 16.3 / 15.3 .E9 : 0526 : / 14.5 / 13.7 / 12.5 / 11.8 .E10 : 0527 : / 11.0 / 10.4 / 10.2 / 9.9 .E11 : 0528 : / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.3 .E12 : 0529 : / 9.4 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E13 : 0530 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E14 : 0531 : / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.9 .E15 : 0601 : / 9.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0518 / 0.42 / 0.46 / 0.05 : 0519 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on May 19 is 0.95 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Rise solely based on QPF. :Impacted by backwater from the Mississippi. : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2557 : :...END of MESSAGE...