Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Jersey, IL; St. Charles, 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: Monday 10:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Grafton. * WHEN...Until Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 22.5 feet, East end of Main Street in Portage des Sioux begins flooding near this height. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 22.6 feet and nearing a crest. - Recent Activity...The river rose above flood stage on April 19. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.004.1 Codes: ILC083 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58d38bfdd32528dae75dc06ac74907be66ccb408.004.1