Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
954 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in
Illinois...

  La Moine River at Ripley.

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

&&

ILC009-070100-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-240507T0051Z/
/RIPI2.2.ER.240501T0752Z.240503T2015Z.240505T1851Z.NO/
954 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

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

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

* WHERE...La Moine River at Ripley.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins.  Extensive
  cropland is flooded below the gauge near the LaGrange Lock Road
  bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 22.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.



&&


                Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location        Stg    Stage    Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri

La Moine River
  Ripley        22.0    22.7    20.3  18.5  16.7  15.3  14.2



&&

LAT...LON 4013 9074 4013 9068 4000 9051 3996 9052
      3998 9064


$$

Gosselin