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WGUS43 KLSX 050026
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
726 PM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...The National Weather Service in St Louis 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.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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ILC051-061230-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0019.260405T1905Z-260408T1600Z/
/VNDI2.1.ER.260405T1905Z.260406T1200Z.260407T0951Z.NO/
726 PM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Agricultural levee begins to be slightly
  overtopped.  No residences are affected at this level.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 21.4 feet Monday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.



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

Kaskaskia River
 Vandalia      18.0    14.1    21.4  17.5  12.5  10.8  10.1



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LAT...LON 3903 8910 3903 8906 3889 8908 3881 8916
      3883 8922


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Carney