NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 21 at 12:23PM CDT until September 28 at 4:36PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...Illinois...
Mississippi River at Canton.
Mississippi River at Clarksville.
Mississippi River at Saverton.
Mississippi River at Winfield.
Mississippi River at Hannibal.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Winfield.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, A few local islands begin to flood. At 27.5
feet, At this stage, Lock and Dam 25 will stockpile 200 tons of
sand, 12,000 sandbags, and 10,000 square feet of polyethylene
plastic as a precaution.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 19.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Thursday afternoon to a crest of 27.4 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 694th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days