####018002179#### WGUS43 KLSX 300200 FLWLSX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 900 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 ...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. 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.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx. The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 900 AM CDT. && ILC051-011400- /O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0051.240430T1200Z-240503T0400Z/ /VNDI2.1.ER.240430T1200Z.240501T0600Z.240501T2217Z.NO/ 900 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO LATE THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning to late Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 19.2 feet, State Highway J just east of County Road 206 begins to flood near this height. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 20.6 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. && Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am) Location Stg Stage Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Kaskaskia River Vandalia 18.0 16.9 20.6 12.9 8.9 7.3 6.5 && LAT...LON 3903 8910 3903 8906 3885 8909 3879 8919 3882 8922 $$ Carney