WGUS83 KLSX 070253
FLSLSX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
953 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in 
Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Chester.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast 
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 change.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information, 
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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ILC077-157-MOC157-186-081500-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0017.250408T0000Z-250410T2100Z/
/CHSI2.1.ER.250408T0000Z.250408T1200Z.250409T1500Z.NO/
953 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.

* WHEN...From Monday evening to Thursday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 25.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow evening to a crest of 27.6 feet Tuesday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.



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                   Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location           Stg    Stage    Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Mississippi River
  Chester          27.0    25.6    27.6  27.1  26.3  24.5  21.9



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


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