Granite City, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Highway 94 and the east end of Harbor
Point Road off of Highway 94 north of West Alton begin flooding
within a foot or so of this height.  Also, the access road to the
Lincoln Shields area off Highway 67 just west of the Clark bridge
begins flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 25.4 feet early Thursday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
Mel Price LD     21.0    14.1    18.2  23.1  25.2  24.7  21.6



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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Alton.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.7 feet, At this level, Highway 94 and the east end
of Harbor Point Road off of Missouri Highway 94 north of West
Alton begin flooding.  Also, the access road the Lincoln Shields
recreation area off of U.S. Highway 367 just west of the Clark
bridge begins flooding.
At 22.2 feet, Missouri Highway 94 between Portage Des Sioux and
West Alton begins flooding.  Yachtview Drive begins flooding along
the entrance to Harbor Point Yacht Club.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Wednesday evening to a crest of 22.0 feet Thursday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.



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

Mississippi River
Alton            21.0    14.4    15.9  19.3  21.6  21.9  20.7



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