Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Adams, IL; Lewis, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 3:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 9:28pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 2:50am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Canton. Mississippi River at Saverton. Mississippi River at Winfield. Mississippi River at Hannibal. Mississippi River at Clarksville. Mississippi River at Louisiana. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Canton. * WHEN...Until late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Both banks begin to overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.0 feet and falling. - Recent Activity...The river rose above flood stage on April 18. It crested near 16.0 feet on April 19. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tonight and continue falling over the coming days. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
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
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8418cce560db9c2bc130084831f521e5a6172350.001.1 Codes: ILC001, MOC111 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8418cce560db9c2bc130084831f521e5a6172350.001.1