Edwardsville, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Alton.

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.7 feet, At this level, Highway 94 and the east end
of Harbor Point Road off of Missouri Highway 94 north of West Alton
begin flooding.  Also, the access road the Lincoln Shields
recreation area off of U.S. Highway 367 just west of the Clark
bridge begins flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 9:00 PM CDT Thursday was 21.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.6 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.



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All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location         Stg     Stage   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed

Mississippi River
Alton           21.0    21.5    20.7  19.1  17.3  15.6  15.1



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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

* WHEN...Until late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Alta Villa Road off of Highway 94 north of
West Alton is closed within a foot of this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 24.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 9:00 PM CDT Thursday was 24.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.3 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.



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All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location         Stg     Stage   Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed

Mississippi River
Mel Price LD    21.0    24.3    23.4  21.8  20.3  18.5  17.2



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