Flood Warning issued April 29 at 11:54AM CDT until May 3 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...
Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.
Mississippi River at Alton.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...
Mississippi River at Chester.
Mississippi River near Herculaneum.
Mississippi River at St. Louis.
Mississippi River at Grafton.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at St. Louis.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning to Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Floodwall at Lacledes Landing is closed.
Also at this level, the U.S. Coast Guard may prohibit all
recreational vessel traffic from just above the Chain of Rocks
Canal south entry to just below the mouth of the Meramec River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 27.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 30.7 feet early Friday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
Varoitus voimassa to klo 18:00 - su klo 21:00
