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: Wednesday 9:38pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:38pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 9:38pm CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 11:48am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River near Herculaneum. Mississippi River at Mel Price LD. Mississippi River at Chester. Mississippi River at Grafton. Mississippi River at Alton. Mississippi River at St. Louis. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester. * WHEN...Until Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 33.5 feet, Water Street in Chester begins flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 28.9 feet and rising. - Recent Activity...The river most recently rose above flood stage on April 29. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 33.5 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.003.1 Codes: ILC077, ILC157, MOC157, MOC186 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.003.1