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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:57 AM May. 19, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and the prison farm floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 28.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:30 PM CDT Saturday was 28.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet. && Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am) Location Stg Stage Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Mississippi River Chester 27.0 28.3 27.9 27.0 26.1 25.3 24.4 &&
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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