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FLSLSX



Flood Statement

National Weather Service St Louis MO

1059 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026



...The Flood Warning continues on the Mississippi River at the

following locations...



  Mississippi River at Chester.



  Mississippi River at Louisiana.



River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast

precipitation for the next 24 hours.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars

through flooded areas.



This product, along with additional weather and stream information,

is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx



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1059 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.



* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.



* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Flood Stage.  Unprotected farmland on right

  bank begins to flood.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 10:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this

    afternoon and continue falling to 19.1 feet Saturday, June 27.

  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.







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All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7 am)

Location         Stg     Stage   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu



Mississippi River

 Chester         27.0    27.2    25.8  24.4  23.1  22.1  21.1







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LAT...LON 3799 8992 3790 8977 3786 8973 3776 8945

      3769 8941 3769 8959 3786 8995 3795 9005





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1059 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana.



* WHEN...Until Monday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue

  beyond the railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 10:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 15.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just

    after midnight tonight and continue falling to 12.0 feet

    Saturday, June 27.

  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.







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All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7 am)

Location         Stg     Stage   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu



Mississippi River

 Louisiana       15.0    15.2    14.8  14.0  13.3  12.5  12.1







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LAT...LON 3946 9110 3953 9099 3946 9088 3939 9097

      3941 9100 3939 9103





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Carney