Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1046 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...The Flood Warning continues 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.

Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,
television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

&&

ILC149-MOC163-200300-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-250720T0300Z/
/LUSM7.1.ER.250714T0135Z.250716T1545Z.250718T2100Z.NO/
1046 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:30 AM CDT Friday was 15.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.1
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Louisiana        15.0    15.1    14.6  14.0  13.5  12.9  12.6



&&

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


$$

ILC013-MOC163-200400-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-250720T1200Z/
/CLKM7.1.ER.250714T0540Z.250716T2300Z.250719T0600Z.NO/
1046 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.3 feet, The road to Port Marmac, a riverside
  community of about 15 homes just south of Clarksville, begins
  flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 25.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:30 AM CDT Friday was 25.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 21.7 feet
    Friday, July 25.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Clarksville      25.0    25.3    24.8  24.1  23.6  22.9  22.4



&&

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


$$

MRB