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WGUS43 KLSX 151311
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
811 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Grafton.

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.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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ILC083-MOC183-170115-
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/GRFI2.1.ER.240516T0000Z.240517T0600Z.240520T0600Z.NO/
811 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Grafton.

* WHEN...From this evening to Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Water begins flooding the floor at the
  Palisades Marina in Portage Des Sioux.  Access to homes along
  North Shore Drive in eastern St. Charles County becomes cut off
  near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 20.4 feet early Friday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
  Grafton          20.0    19.8    20.2  20.4  20.4  20.2  19.9



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LAT...LON 3881 9057 3888 9057 3899 9046 3895 9028
      3882 9048


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