Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Chester.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 27.5 feet, At this stage, Lock and Dam 25 will
  stockpile 200 tons of sand, 12,000 sandbags, and 10,000 square
  feet of polyethylene plastic as a precaution.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 26.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 26.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 24.4 feet
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.



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                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Mississippi River
  Winfield         26.0    26.2    25.9  25.3  24.9  24.6  24.4



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LAT...LON 3922 9081 3923 9071 3888 9057 3881 9057
      3887 9074


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