⚠️ Flood Warning – Pike, IL; Pike, MO – Friday, October 2, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 2 at 11:34AM CDT until October 8 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

Details

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

Mississippi River at Louisiana.

Mississippi River at Clarksville.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 48 hours.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Mississippi River at Louisiana.

* WHEN…From late Saturday night to Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 15.0 feet, The first quarter mile of Edison Avenue
beyond the railroad tracks begins flooding near this height.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 11:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 12.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Sunday morning to a crest of 15.6 feet early Monday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning.
– Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

Instructions

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

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.