| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Pike, IL; Ralls, MO |
| Effective | 9/20/2026, 11:48:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 11:48AM CDT until September 27 at 9:00PM 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 Canton.
Mississippi River at Clarksville.
Mississippi River at Saverton.
Mississippi River at LaGrange.
Mississippi River at Hannibal.
Mississippi River at Winfield.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Saverton.
* WHEN…From Wednesday afternoon to Sunday evening.
* 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 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.7 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 18.2 feet early Friday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
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