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WGUS83 KLSX 050328
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1028 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Chester.

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.

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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ILC077-157-MOC157-186-061530-
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/CHSI2.1.ER.240501T0507Z.240503T2030Z.240509T1400Z.NO/
1028 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 31.5 feet, In Perry County, Highway E is closed
  between County Road 322 and Levee Road (County Road 354) at Bois
  Brule Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 30.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 PM CDT Saturday was 30.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Chester          27.0    30.0    29.1  29.0  28.3  27.1  26.0



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


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Britt