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: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Canton. Mississippi River at Saverton. Mississippi River at Winfield. Mississippi River at Hannibal. Mississippi River at Clarksville. Mississippi River at Louisiana. 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 Winfield. * WHEN...Until Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 29.5 feet, Highway B in eastern St. Charles County floods near the Dardenne Creek bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 29.4 feet and falling. - Recent Activity...The river first rose above flood stage on April 15. It crested near 29.6 feet on April 29. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Sunday morning and continue falling over the following days. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product, along with additional weather and stream information, is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8418cce560db9c2bc130084831f521e5a6172350.003.1 Codes: ILC013, MOC113 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8418cce560db9c2bc130084831f521e5a6172350.003.1