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WGUS43 KLSX 091706
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1206 PM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018


...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the 
Mississippi River along the Missouri-Illinois border...

                             ...at Chester

.This Flood Warning is a result of 3 to 8 inches of rainfall the past 
24 hours and an additional inch forecast in the next 48 hours...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even 
higher than predicted.  The National Weather Service will monitor 
this developing situation and issue follow up statements as 
conditions or forecasts change.

Safety message:  Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles 
through flooded areas.  The water may be too deep to allow for safe 
passage.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information, 
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.

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1206 PM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018

...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...
The Flood Warning continues for 
 The Mississippi River at Chester
* from Wednesday afternoon until further notice.
* At 11:30 AM Tuesday the stage was 25.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow 
  afternoon and continue to rise to near 35.6 feet by Monday morning.
  Additional rises are possible thereafter.
* Impact:  At 35.2 feet...In Perry County, Highway C is closed between
  County Roads 352 and 354 (the Levee Road) near Menfro.
* Impact:  At 35.0 feet...Ste. Genevieve flood gates are closed at 
  this level.
* Impact:  At 34.8 feet...Kaskaskia Street near the Menard Prison 
  begins flooding near this height.
* Impact:  At 33.5 feet...Water Street in Chester begins flooding.
* Impact:  At 33.0 feet...Within a foot of this height, Highway A is 
  closed between County Roads 448 and 460 at Wittenberg in southern 
  Perry County.
* Impact:  At 31.5 feet...In Perry County, Highway E is closed between
  County Road 322 and Levee Road (County Road 354) at Bois Brule 
  Creek.

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                   Fld   Latest              7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION           Stg  Obs Stg     10/10  10/11  10/12  10/13  10/14

Mississippi River 
  Chester         27.0   25.22      26.2   28.5   30.6   32.4   34.3

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LAT...LON 3826 9043 3826 9030 3769 8935 3769 8959
      3787 9003                       


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