AREAS AFFECTED : JACKSON, IL; RANDOLPH, IL; PERRY, MO; STE. GENEVIEVE, MO
...The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois...
Mississippi River at Chester.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 30.9 feet
early Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.