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Location: Makanda, IL
Elevation: 630ft
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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:29 PM May. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 30.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 10:00 AM CDT Sunday was 31.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
Chester         27.0    30.1    29.3  27.1  24.8  23.2  22.2



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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:04 PM May. 3, 2026 – 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 Cape Girardeau.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 36.0 feet, The flood gate on Themis Street closes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 34.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Tuesday evening and continue falling to 23.8 feet
Wednesday, May 13.
- Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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