...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.
* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, The Dively and Vandalia Levees begin to be
overtopped.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.4 feet and falling.
- Recent Activity...The river rose above flood stage on the evening
of April 27. It crested near 26.8 feet on April 29.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday
afternoon and continue falling over the coming days.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.4
feet on 02/08/1999.
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All Times CDT Fld Observed Forecasts (7:00 am)
Location Stg Stage Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Kaskaskia River
Vandalia 18.0 26.4 21.4 13.9 10.1 8.2 8.4
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