The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a * Flood Warning for the Kaskaskia River at Vandalia * until Sunday evening. * At 8:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 17.3 feet. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by late this morning and crest near 22.4 feet by tomorrow morning. The river is forecast to fall below flood stage by Saturday before midnight. * 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. && Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 04/04 04/05 04/06 04/07 04/08 Kaskaskia River Vandalia 18.0 17.33 22.4 22.1 21.8 20.7 16.6