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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1048 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois...

  Mississippi River at Chester.

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Missouri...Illinois...

  Mississippi River at Saverton.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even
higher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor
this developing situation and issue follow up statements as
conditions change.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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1048 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and the
  prison farm floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 21.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Wednesday afternoon and continue rising to 28.8 feet
    Friday, July 05. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



&&


                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
  Chester          27.0    21.1    22.4  23.9  25.4  26.7  27.7



&&

LAT...LON 3826 9043 3826 9030 3769 8935 3769 8959
      3787 9003


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1048 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Saverton.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 21.4 feet, Near this level, the lock is closed to
  navigation.  This level will vary with circumstance.  Also, BNSF
  railroad tracks just south of Hannibal are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 15.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 20.0 feet Friday,
    July 05. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.



&&


                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
  Saverton         16.0    15.5    16.5  17.3  18.2  19.0  19.6



&&

LAT...LON 3967 9135 3974 9121 3970 9114 3952 9097
      3945 9111


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MRB