803
WGUS43 KLSX 251555
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1055 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

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.

Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even
higher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor
this developing situation and issue follow up statements as
conditions change.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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/CAGM7.1.ER.240528T0600Z.240531T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.

* WHEN...From late Monday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 28.6 feet, Water begins covering Highway C about a
  half mile south of Highway B in St. Charles County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.5
    feet Friday morning. It will then rise to 28.5 feet Friday
    morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Winfield         26.0    25.5    25.9  25.8  26.1  27.0  27.9



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


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Elmore