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Flood Warning
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
195 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 && ILC133-163-061430- /O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0117.240706T1120Z-000000T0000Z/ /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. && 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 && LAT...LON 3836 8993 3840 8983 3838 8973 3833 8973 3831 8983 3824 8988 3824 8995 $$ 19