Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
496 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 $$ Jaja