Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
931 PM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Louisiana.

  Mississippi River at Clarksville.

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

&&

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/LUSM7.1.ER.250727T1445Z.250729T2230Z.250807T0600Z.NO/
931 PM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue
  beyond the railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Thursday morning and continue falling to 13.0 feet
    Tuesday, August 12.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Louisiana        15.0    15.5    14.9  14.6  14.4  14.1  13.6



&&

LAT...LON 3946 9110 3953 9099 3946 9088 3939 9097
      3941 9100 3939 9103


$$

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/CLKM7.1.ER.250727T1418Z.250729T2200Z.250806T1800Z.NO/
931 PM CDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Clarksville.

* WHEN...Until Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.3 feet, The road to Port Marmac, a riverside
  community of about 15 homes just south of Clarksville, begins
  flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 25.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 22.4 feet
    Tuesday, August 12.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.



&&


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

Mississippi River
  Clarksville      25.0    25.2    24.6  24.3  24.0  23.7  23.2



&&

LAT...LON 3939 9097 3946 9088 3940 9081 3932 9075
      3925 9071 3925 9083 3930 9090 3932 9088
      3936 9092 3935 9095


$$

Carney