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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931 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 31.5 feet, In Perry County, Highway E is closed
  between County Road 322 and Levee Road (County Road 354) at Bois
  Brule Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 29.8 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 29.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.9
    feet early Friday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage late Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
  Chester          27.0    29.8    31.8  31.5  29.3  25.8  23.9



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LAT...LON 3826 9043 3826 9030 3769 8935 3769 8959
      3787 9003


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