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WGUS83 KLSX 201523
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Chester.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 27.5 feet, At this stage, Lock and Dam 25 will
  stockpile 200 tons of sand, 12,000 sandbags, and 10,000 square
  feet of polyethylene plastic as a precaution.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 26.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 26.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 24.4 feet
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Winfield         26.0    26.2    25.9  25.3  24.9  24.6  24.4



&&

LAT...LON 3922 9081 3923 9071 3888 9057 3881 9057
      3887 9074


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ILC149-MOC163-220330-
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/LUSM7.1.ER.240514T1545Z.240517T1245Z.240521T1800Z.NO/
1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue
  beyond the railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 15.7 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 16.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 14.4 feet
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Louisiana        15.0    15.7    15.1  14.8  14.5  14.3  14.3



&&

LAT...LON 3945 9111 3952 9097 3945 9089 3939 9097


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/CLKM7.1.ER.240514T0340Z.240517T1330Z.240522T0000Z.NO/
1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.5 feet, State Route P east of Elsberry begins
  flooding just east of the levee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 25.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 26.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow evening and continue falling to 24.3 feet Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Clarksville      25.0    25.9    25.3  24.8  24.5  24.3  24.2



&&

LAT...LON 3939 9097 3945 9089 3938 9077 3923 9071
      3922 9081


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ILC077-157-MOC157-186-220330-
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/CHSI2.1.ER.240501T0507Z.240511T2200Z.240520T2200Z.NO/
1023 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Flood Stage.  Unprotected farmland on
  right bank begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 27.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 AM CDT Monday was 28.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late this afternoon and continue falling to 23.3 feet Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Chester          27.0    27.4    26.4  25.5  24.8  24.2  23.7



&&

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


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Pfahler