Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
902 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers 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...

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 Thursday morning at 915 AM CDT.

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ILC009-021415-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-240505T2136Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.240501T1200Z.240502T1800Z.240504T1536Z.NO/
902 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...La Moine River at Ripley.

* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins.  Extensive
  cropland is flooded below the gauge near the LaGrange Lock Road
  bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 21.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 23.4 feet early Thursday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.



&&


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

La Moine River
  Ripley        22.0    21.7    23.3  23.3  22.3  19.0  14.9



&&

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


$$

Kimble