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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:44 PM May. 18, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 32.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 26.3 feet
Tuesday, May 28.
- Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:18 PM May. 18, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and the
prison farm floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 28.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:00 AM CDT Saturday was 28.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Monday evening and continue falling to 23.6 feet Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



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Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu

Mississippi River
Chester          27.0    28.3    28.2  27.6  26.4  25.3  24.4



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