The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.
* At 12:30 PM Friday the stage was 16.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast: The river will rise to near 19.7 feet by Sunday afternoon.
The river will fall below flood stage by early Monday morning.
* Impact: At 19.2 feet…State Highway J just east of County Road 206
begins to flood near this height.
* Impact: At 18.0 feet…Flood Stage. Minor flooding begins.
Unprotected farmland begins to flood.
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Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 06/20 06/21 06/22 06/23 06/24
Kaskaskia River
Vandalia 18.0 16.11 18.7 19.4 16.3 9.9 8.0