Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1024 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Chester.

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

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

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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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1024 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until late Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and the
  prison farm floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 29.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 30.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.7
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Chester          27.0    29.5    28.5  26.9  25.9  25.4  25.4



&&

LAT...LON 3826 9043 3826 9030 3769 8935 3769 8959
      3787 9003


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1024 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, The parking area at the boat house floods.
  At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue beyond the
  railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Wednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of
    16.4 feet early Friday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Louisiana        15.0    14.7    14.8  15.1  15.8  16.3  16.2



&&

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


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/CLKM7.1.ER.240514T1200Z.240517T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1024 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 25.5 feet, State Route P east of Elsberry begins
  flooding just east of the levee.
  At 27.2 feet, Silo Park just northwest of Clarksville off Highway
  79 begins flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 24.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 26.6 feet
    early Friday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Clarksville      25.0    24.8    25.0  25.2  25.9  26.5  26.5



&&

LAT...LON 3939 9097 3945 9089 3938 9077 3923 9071
      3922 9081


$$

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