WGUS43 KLSX 141357
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
857 AM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri...

  Mississippi River at Saverton.

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.

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.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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/SVRM7.1.ER.260415T0600Z.260415T1200Z.260416T0600Z.NO/
857 AM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Saverton.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.5 feet, An access road to riverside raised homes on
  the riverward side of the Sny levee begins to flood near this
  level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
    after midnight tonight to a crest of 16.1 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.



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All Times CDT    Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location         Stg     Stage   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun

Mississippi River
 Saverton        16.0    15.7    16.1  15.9  15.6  15.2  14.9



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LAT...LON 3967 9132 3974 9121 3970 9114 3953 9099
      3946 9110 3960 9122


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