Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Monroe, IL; Jefferson, 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: Sunday 10:36pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... ...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 forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River near Herculaneum. * WHEN...Until Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 28.3 feet, Near this height, the walking trail (extension of Station Road) at Bates Memorial Park begins flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 25.7 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 27.6 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon. - 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.001.1 Codes: ILC133 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.001.1