Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Jackson, IL; Randolph, IL; Perry, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:14pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:14pm CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 8:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 3:00am CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 7:36pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Hannibal. Mississippi River at Clarksville. Mississippi River at Louisiana. Mississippi River at Chester. Mississippi River at Saverton. Mississippi River at Winfield. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester. * WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and the prison farm floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 26.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 29.2 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 27.0 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
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7af069a81d42358c38c39ccf2f958598d6cd9a2d.004.1 Codes: ILC077, ILC157, MOC157, MOC186 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7af069a81d42358c38c39ccf2f958598d6cd9a2d.004.1