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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:34 PM Apr. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 172 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS MONROE RANDOLPH IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI COLE OSAGE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON WASHINGTON IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON MADISON REYNOLDS SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHESTER, FARMINGTON, JEFFERSON CITY, SPARTA, SULLIVAN, UNION, AND WASHINGTON.
River Flood Warning
Issued: 4:38 PM Apr. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River near Herculaneum. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 28.3 feet, Near this height, the walking trail (extension of Station Road) at Bates Memorial Park begins flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 28.4 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet. && All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am) Location Stg Stage Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mississippi River Herculaneum 26.0 22.0 24.9 27.5 28.4 27.7 25.6 &&
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