Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Jackson, IL; Randolph, IL; Perry, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:25am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:25am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 11:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 8:30pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 8:20pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois... Mississippi River at Chester. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester. * WHEN...From this evening to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and the prison farm floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 26.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 29.3 feet Thursday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
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
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9469380decd3966bb0d97608e29f8d43783097d1.001.1 Codes: ILC077, ILC157, MOC157, MOC186 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9469380decd3966bb0d97608e29f8d43783097d1.001.1