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Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

000
WGUS43 KLSX 111136
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
636 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

  Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

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.

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 Friday evening at 645 PM CDT.

&&

ILC027-122345-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0014.240411T1136Z-000000T0000Z/
/KCAI2.1.ER.240411T0700Z.240411T1030Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
636 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

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

* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Near this height, downstream agricultural
  fields begin flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:00 AM CDT Thursday was 16.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
    stage at 16.6 feet.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.



&&


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

Kaskaskia River
  Carlyle        16.5    16.7    16.6  16.6  16.6  16.6  16.6



&&

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


$$

Britt