Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Pike, IL; Ralls, 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: Thursday 7:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 9:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING... ...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 Saverton. * WHEN...From Thursday evening to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.5 feet, An access road to riverside raised homes on the riverward side of the Sny levee begins to flood near this level. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.5 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Thursday evening to a crest of 16.3 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.05e7edfc5f88abfad026f7bceca55b91d6c46d80.002.1 Codes: ILC149, MOC173 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.05e7edfc5f88abfad026f7bceca55b91d6c46d80.002.1