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River Flood Warning 60, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2026, 11:53 AM CDT for Clinton County, Illinois. It was in force for 15 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2026, 11:53 AM CDT (16:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2026, 12:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 days
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Clinton County, IL
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Kaskaskia River at Carlyle (KCAI2). The gauge peaked at 20.37 ft at May 11, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 16.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05593000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.