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WGUS83 KLSX 190302
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1002 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Grafton.

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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ILC083-MOC183-191800-
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/GRFI2.1.ER.240515T2115Z.240516T0800Z.240519T0600Z.NO/
1002 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Grafton.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Water begins flooding the floor at the
  Palisades Marina in Portage Des Sioux.  Access to homes along
  North Shore Drive in eastern St. Charles County becomes cut off
  near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 20.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 PM CDT Saturday was 20.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain near a crest of
    20.0 feet through the night tonight, and fall below minor
    flood stage tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Grafton          20.0    20.0    19.5  19.1  18.7  18.2  17.8



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LAT...LON 3881 9057 3888 9057 3899 9046 3895 9028
      3882 9048


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