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WGUS43 KLSX 291937
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
237 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

  Illinois River at La Grange LD.

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.

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.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

The next statement will be issued late Tuesday night at 245 AM CDT.

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ILC009-010745-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0050.240503T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NLGI2.1.ER.240503T0000Z.240505T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
237 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River at La Grange LD.

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

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Adjacent farmland and wetlands begins
  flooding.  Island Road across the river in western Cass County
  begins flooding.
  At 24.0 feet, Extensive wetland acreage south of La Grange begins
  flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 20.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Thursday evening and continue rising to 23.9 feet Sunday
    morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 23.0 feet.



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

Illinois River
  La Grange LD  23.0    20.7    21.4  22.2  22.8  23.2  23.6



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LAT...LON 3999 9058 3999 9046 3988 9051 3988 9063


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