⚠️ Flood Warning – Alexander, IL; Jackson, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Perry, MO; Scott, MO – Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 16 at 10:40AM CDT until June 20 at 9:01AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

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

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau affecting Perry, Scott, Cape
Girardeau, Alexander, Union and Jackson Counties.

For the Mississippi River…including Cape Girardeau…Minor
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.

* WHEN…From Thursday morning to late Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 32.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs. The Mississippi
River backs into several creeks producing flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 30.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Thursday morning to a crest of 32.5 feet Friday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
– Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
32.3 feet on 02/28/2018.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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