Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 

000
WGUS83 KLSX 181458
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
958 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...

  KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE TAILWATER

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RELEASES FROM CARLYLE LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/

&&

ILC027-191458-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0113.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CRLI2.1.ER.130423T1530Z.130427T1315Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
958 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE TW
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 425.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 423.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL HOLD NEARLY STEADY OR SLOWLY FALL THROUGH
  NEXT WEEK.
* IMPACT...AT 424.5 FEET...SOME CABINS JUST BELOW THE DAM ARE
  INUNDATED.
* IMPACT...AT 423.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE.  RURAL DAMAGE BEGINS.
  TOWNSHIP ROADS IN COVINGTON BECOME INUNDATED.

&&

LAT...LON 3862 8936 3861 8933 3851 8937 3849 8942 3854 8942


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     05/19  05/20  05/21  05/22  05/23

KASKASKIA RIVER
  CARLYLE TW     423.5   425.83     425.8  425.8  425.8  425.7  425.1
USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.