Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
613
WGUS83 KLSX 031533
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1033 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

  La Moine River at Ripley.

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.

Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even
higher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor
this developing situation and issue follow up statements as
conditions change.

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

&&

ILC009-050345-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-240506T0130Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.240501T0752Z.240503T1800Z.240504T1930Z.NO/
1033 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...La Moine River at Ripley.

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 24.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.8
    feet this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.



&&


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

La Moine River
  Ripley        22.0    24.7    22.9  19.9  18.1  16.8  14.6



&&

LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
      3998 9064


$$

Gosselin