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WGUS43 KLSX 041841
FLWLSX

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

...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood
Warning 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...

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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ILC133-163-060645-
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/NASI2.1.ER.240706T1440Z.240708T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
141 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor 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 1:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 72.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Saturday morning and continue rising to a crest of 81.9
    feet Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 79.0 feet.



&&


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

Kaskaskia River
  New Athens     79.0    72.7    75.1  78.6  81.4  81.9  81.5



&&

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


$$

Fuchs