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Flood Warning issued June 28 at 10:48PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO...The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a FloodWarning for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois...Mississippi River at Chester....Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for thefollowing rivers in Missouri...Illinois...Mississippi River at Saverton.River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecastprecipitation for the next 24 hours.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Mississippi River at Chester.* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Unleveed islands near Chester and theprison farm floods.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 21.1 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stageearly Wednesday afternoon and continue rising to 28.8 feetFriday, July 05. Additional rises are possible thereafter.- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise evenhigher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitorthis developing situation and issue follow up statements asconditions change.This product, along with additional weather and stream information,is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

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