Murphysboro, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...From Sunday evening to late Sunday night.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 29.2 feet Thursday evening. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday, June 20.
- 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    25.4    27.6  28.2  28.7  29.0  29.2



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