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WGUS83 KLSX 210237
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
937 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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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ILC149-MOC163-221445-
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937 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue
  beyond the railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 15.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 PM CDT Monday was 15.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow evening and continue falling to 14.7 feet Sunday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
  Louisiana        15.0    15.4    14.9  14.6  14.6  14.7  14.7



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LAT...LON 3945 9111 3952 9097 3945 9089 3939 9097


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ILC013-MOC163-221445-
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/CLKM7.1.ER.240514T0340Z.240517T1330Z.240522T0600Z.NO/
937 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.5 feet, State Route P east of Elsberry begins
  flooding just east of the levee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 25.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 PM CDT Monday was 26.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early
    Wednesday morning to 24.4 feet early Friday morning. It will
    then rise to 24.7 feet Saturday evening. It will fall to 24.6
    feet early Sunday afternoon then rise again.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
  Clarksville      25.0    25.6    24.9  24.5  24.5  24.6  24.6



&&

LAT...LON 3939 9097 3945 9089 3938 9077 3923 9071
      3922 9081


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