Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Pike, IL; Ralls, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:09am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:09am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 11:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 11:09am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 10:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in Missouri and Illinois... Mississippi River at Grafton. 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 and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Saverton. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly to near 17.3 feet Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.233954bb9a241679afaea0098512555a8c5a19c0.003.1 Codes: MOC173 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.233954bb9a241679afaea0098512555a8c5a19c0.003.1