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WGUS43 KLSX 250230
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
930 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood
Warning 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...

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

&&

ILC013-061-083-261430-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0082.240525T0230Z-240528T1800Z/
/HARI2.1.ER.240525T0017Z.240525T0600Z.240527T1200Z.NO/
930 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Illinois River at Hardin.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Tuesday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 25.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 25.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.8
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


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

Illinois River
  Hardin        25.0    25.6    26.0  25.0  24.1  24.2  24.7



&&

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


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