Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
744 PM CDT Sat May 10 2025

...The Flood Warning continues 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...

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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744 PM CDT Sat May 10 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 17.8 feet, Near this height, the left bank below the
  dam near the tailwater gage begins flooding.  Minor flooding of
  park grounds begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 17.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Monday morning and continue falling to 10.2 feet Saturday,
    May 17.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.



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

Kaskaskia River
  Carlyle        16.5    17.9    16.5  15.5  14.6  13.7  12.5



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


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Carney