Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1121 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

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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/LUSM7.1.ER.240514T1545Z.240517T1245Z.240522T0000Z.NO/
1121 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue
  beyond the railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 15.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this evening and continue falling to 14.9 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
  Louisiana        15.0    15.1    14.8  14.6  14.6  14.6  14.7



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LAT...LON 3945 9111 3952 9097 3945 9089 3939 9097


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