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WGUS83 KLSX 211821
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
121 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...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...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

The next statement will be issued late Monday night at 130 AM CDT.

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ILC027-230630-
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/KCAI2.1.DR.240411T0700Z.240415T1300Z.240426T0834Z.NO/
121 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
LATE SATURDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

* WHEN...Until late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Near this height, downstream agricultural
  fields begin flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:00 PM CDT Sunday was 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain near a crest of
    17.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.



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

Kaskaskia River
  Carlyle        16.5    17.0    17.0  17.0  17.0  16.8  16.1



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


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