Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
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WGUS83 KLSX 060224
FLSLSX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
924 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
...The Flood Warning continues 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
&&
ILC133-163-071430-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0117.240706T2100Z-240710T0600Z/
/NASI2.1.ER.240706T2100Z.240708T0600Z.240710T0000Z.NO/
924 PM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at New Athens.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to early Wednesday morning.
* 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 Friday the stage was 77.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 80.5 feet early Monday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 79.0 feet.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Kaskaskia River
New Athens 79.0 77.3 80.0 80.4 79.5 78.3 77.1
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LAT...LON 3836 8993 3840 8983 3838 8973 3833 8973
3831 8983 3824 8988 3824 8995
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