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WGUS43 KLSX 170058
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
758 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River near Herculaneum.

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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/HRCM7.1.ER.240717T0400Z.240718T0000Z.240719T0600Z.UU/
758 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River near Herculaneum.

* WHEN...From this evening to Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 28.3 feet, Near this height, the walking trail
  (extension of Station Road) at Bates Memorial Park begins flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 25.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 26.5 feet tomorrow evening.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Herculaneum      26.0    25.8    26.4  25.9  24.9  23.8  22.8



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LAT...LON 3839 9026 3826 9030 3817 9021 3800 8995
      3795 9005 3821 9042 3839 9037


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