...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...
Mississippi River at St. Louis.
Mississippi River at Chester.
Mississippi River near Herculaneum.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at St. Louis.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Floodwall at Lacledes Landing is closed.
Also at this level, the U.S. Coast Guard may prohibit all
recreational vessel traffic from just above the Chain of Rocks
Canal south entry to just below the mouth of the Meramec River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 29.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 28.8 feet this afternoon.
It will then rise to flood stage Friday morning. It will fall
to 29.9 feet early Friday afternoon. It will then rise to
flood stage Friday evening. It will fall for the remainder of
the period.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
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