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WGUS43 KLSX 050226
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
926 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Illinois...

  Kaskaskia River at New Athens.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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ILC133-163-061430-
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/NASI2.2.ER.240706T1120Z.240708T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
926 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at New Athens.

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

* IMPACTS...At 82.2 feet, The RV lot begins flooding along the left
  bank upstream from the gauge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 74.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Saturday morning and continue rising to a crest of 82.5 feet
    early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 79.0 feet.



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

Kaskaskia River
  New Athens     79.0    74.1    79.1  81.9  82.5  82.1  81.2



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LAT...LON 3836 8993 3840 8983 3838 8973 3833 8973
      3831 8983 3824 8988 3824 8995


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