Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
916 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Grafton.

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

  Mississippi River at Hannibal.

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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.

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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

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ILC083-MOC183-191430-
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/GRFI2.1.ER.240515T2115Z.240516T0800Z.240518T1800Z.NO/
916 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Grafton.

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Water begins flooding the floor at the
  Palisades Marina in Portage Des Sioux.  Access to homes along
  North Shore Drive in eastern St. Charles County becomes cut off
  near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 20.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 20.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 18.0 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.



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                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
  Grafton          20.0    20.1    19.8  19.5  19.2  18.9  18.3



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LAT...LON 3881 9057 3888 9057 3899 9046 3895 9028
      3882 9048


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Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
916 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

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

&&

ILC119-MOC183-191430-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0077.240518T1800Z-240521T0000Z/
/ALNI2.1.ER.240518T1800Z.240518T1800Z.240519T1800Z.NO/
916 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flood Stage.  Minor flooding begins to
  occur at this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 20.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.0
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage early Sunday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.



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                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
  Mel Price LD     21.0    20.7    21.0  20.6  19.9  19.2  18.5



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LAT...LON 3888 9015 3887 9009 3883 9004 3881 9017
      3884 9018


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