Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
938 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

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

  Illinois River at Hardin.

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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ILC013-061-083-240245-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-240524T1200Z/
/HARI2.1.ER.240430T0136Z.240516T1130Z.240523T0600Z.NO/
938 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Illinois River at Hardin.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flood Stage.  Lowland flooding of
  unprotected agricultural land begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 25.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 25.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 24.4 feet
    Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


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

Illinois River
  Hardin        25.0    25.2    24.9  24.5  24.2  24.2  24.3



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LAT...LON 3952 9064 3952 9052 3898 9048 3891 9054
      3903 9062


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