Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
845 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

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

  Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

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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845 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

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

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

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.8 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 PM CDT Thursday was 18.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Sunday morning and continue falling to 12.7 feet
    Thursday, May 15.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.



&&


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

Kaskaskia River
  Carlyle        16.5    18.8    17.3  16.2  15.3  14.4  13.7



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LAT...LON 3862 8936 3861 8933 3851 8937 3849 8942
      3854 8942


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