Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
948 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

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

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

  Mississippi River at Saverton.

  Mississippi River at Canton.

  Mississippi River at Winfield.

  Mississippi River at Hannibal.

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.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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948 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.

* WHEN...From late Thursday night to late Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...At 27.5 feet, At this stage, Lock and Dam 25 will
  stockpile 200 tons of sand, 12,000 sandbags, and 10,000 square feet
  of polyethylene plastic as a precaution.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 20.0 feet and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
    Friday morning to a crest of 26.5 feet Friday evening. It will
    then fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.



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All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7 pm)
Location         Stg     Stage   Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Mississippi River
 Winfield        26.0    20.0    22.0  24.0  25.6  26.5  26.1



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LAT...LON 3925 9083 3925 9071 3912 9065 3896 9065
      3888 9057 3880 9057 3885 9073 3910 9076


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