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WGUS43 KLSX 271927
FLWLSX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
227 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

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

  Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

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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ILC027-290730-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0066.250728T0000Z-250802T1800Z/
/KCAI2.1.ER.250728T0000Z.250728T0000Z.250801T1200Z.NO/
227 PM CDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.

* WHEN...From this evening to Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Near this height, downstream agricultural
  fields begin flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.5
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.



&&


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

Kaskaskia River
  Carlyle        16.5    16.5    16.5  16.5  16.5  16.5  16.5



&&

LAT...LON 3862 8936 3861 8933 3851 8937 3849 8942
      3854 8942


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Fuchs