Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Calhoun, IL; Lincoln, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 9:48pm CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:48pm CDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 10:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 3:00am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 2:30am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...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. * 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.
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.05e7edfc5f88abfad026f7bceca55b91d6c46d80.004.1 Codes: ILC013, MOC113 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.05e7edfc5f88abfad026f7bceca55b91d6c46d80.004.1