Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
931 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Chester.

  Mississippi River near Herculaneum.

  Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

  Mississippi River at Alton.

  Mississippi River at Grafton.

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

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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

  Mississippi River at St. Louis.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1045 PM CDT.

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ILC013-MOC163-031445-
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931 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.5 feet, State Route P east of Elsberry begins
  flooding just east of the levee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 25.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 26.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 22.4 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue

Mississippi River
  Clarksville      25.0    25.6    23.5  23.1  23.6  23.3  22.6



&&

LAT...LON 3939 9097 3945 9089 3938 9077 3923 9071
      3922 9081


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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
931 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Chester.

  Mississippi River near Herculaneum.

  Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

  Mississippi River at Alton.

  Mississippi River at Grafton.

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

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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

  Mississippi River at St. Louis.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1045 PM CDT.

&&

ILC013-MOC113-031445-
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/CAGM7.1.ER.240430T0642Z.240501T1000Z.240502T1330Z.NO/
931 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.

* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.

* 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 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 26.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 22.6 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.



&&


                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue

Mississippi River
  Winfield         26.0    26.6    24.5  23.2  23.4  23.4  22.8



&&

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


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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
919 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

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

  Illinois River at La Grange LD.

  Illinois River at Meredosia.

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

  Illinois River at Valley City.

  Illinois River at Hardin.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 930 AM CDT.

&&

ILC013-061-083-031430-
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/HARI2.1.ER.240430T0136Z.240503T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
919 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Illinois River at Hardin.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flood Stage.  Lowland flooding of
  unprotected agricultural land begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 26.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.9
    feet tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


                Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location        Stg    Stage    Fri   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue

Illinois River
  Hardin        25.0    26.6    26.8  26.3  25.6  25.2  25.1



&&

LAT...LON 3952 9064 3952 9052 3898 9048 3891 9054
      3903 9062


$$

Britt