Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1202 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Canton.

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.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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/CANM7.1.ER.240530T1800Z.240602T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1202 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Canton.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.6 feet, Front Street leading to the campground and
  Corps park campgrounds flood at this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.8 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Thursday afternoon and continue rising to 15.5 feet
    Saturday evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - 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
  Canton           15.0    13.8    14.3  14.9  15.2  15.4  15.5



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LAT...LON 4022 9154 4022 9142 4008 9140 4008 9153


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