Latest numbers for Kaskaskia River in Vandalia’s Flood Warning

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
  This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, The Dively and Vandalia Levees begin to be
  overtopped.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 23.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:00 PM CDT Saturday was 23.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.7
    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    late Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.7 feet on 12/12/1985.



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                 Fld   Observed  Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location         Stg    Stage    Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri

Kaskaskia River
  Vandalia       18.0    23.1    26.2  23.1  15.6  11.4  9.5