Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Adams, IL; Lewis, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 9:50pm CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 9:50pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 10:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 10:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 1:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois... Mississippi River at Clarksville. Mississippi River at Canton. Mississippi River at Hannibal. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois... Mississippi River at Saverton. Mississippi River at Winfield. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Canton. * WHEN...From Thursday evening to late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Both banks begin to overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.1 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Thursday evening to a crest of 15.1 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe949ec5217f832497d8e294d5d734b414e723b.002.1 Codes: MOC111 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe949ec5217f832497d8e294d5d734b414e723b.002.1