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Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
824 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 && ILC133-163-060645- /O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0117.240706T1440Z-000000T0000Z/ /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