Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
100 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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

  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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100 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 15.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 12:30 PM CDT Saturday was 15.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 12.5 feet by Wednesday,
    September 30.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



&&


All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (1 pm)
Location         Stg     Stage   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
 Louisiana       15.0    15.6    14.9  13.7  12.8  12.4  12.1



&&

LAT...LON 3946 9110 3953 9099 3946 9088 3939 9097
      3941 9100 3939 9103


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100 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 12:30 PM CDT Saturday was 25.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.5 feet
    this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (1 pm)
Location         Stg     Stage   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
 Clarksville     25.0    25.4    24.8  23.5  22.2  21.4  20.6



&&

LAT...LON 3939 9097 3946 9088 3940 9081 3932 9075
      3925 9071 3925 9083 3930 9090 3932 9088
      3936 9092 3935 9095


$$

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