NWS Missouri Basin/Pleasant Hill, MO

OBSERVED RIVER CONDITIONS

FORECAST RIVER CONDITIONS

Hydrometeorologcal Discussion Text
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Past Rainfall/QPE

Future Rainfall/QPF

The duration of forecast precipitation used by the MBRFC in river forecasts and outlooks varies with the time of year because of the reduced confidence level in the precipitation forecast during the convective season. River forecasts issued for the Missouri River Basin routinely include 12 hours of forecast precipitation from April through October, and 24 hours of forecast precipitation from November through March.

6 hour (0 to 6 hrs)	6 hour (6 to 12 hrs)	6 hour (12 to 18 hrs)	6 hour (18 to 24 hrs)

12 hour total (0 to 12 hrs)	24 hour total (0 to 24 hrs)	24 hour total (24 to 48 hrs)

Flash Flood Guidance

Flash Flood Guidance products are issued on a twice-daily basis at about 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central Time.

Flash Flood Guidance is used to predict the occurrence of flash flooding in a specific area based on specified rainfall amounts within a given duration of time. The River Forecast Center (MBRFC) calculates and issues products with guidance values for 1, 3 and 6-hour rainfall totals for all counties within the MBRFC region.

1 hour Flash Flood Guidance 3 hour Flash Flood Guidance 6 hour Flash Flood Guidance

Flood Outlook Potential/FOP:

The 5 day Significant River Flood Outlook product for the Missouri RIver Basin routinely includes 24 hours of forecast precipitation from April through October, and 48 hours of forecast precipitation from November through March.

NOAA National Weather Service River Forecast Center