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

Flood Warning issued October 2 at 11:34AM CDT until October 9 at 1:00AM 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 Clarksville.

* WHEN…From Sunday morning to late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS…At 25.5 feet, State Route P east of Elsberry begins
flooding just east of the levee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 11:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 21.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday
morning to a crest of 25.9 feet early Monday afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening.
– Flood stage is 25.0 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.