The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Chester.
* At 9 am Saturday the stage was 31.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
* Impact... at 32.0 feet... in Perry County, Highway E is closed between
County Road 322 and levee Road (county Road 354). Also, Highway a
is closed between County roads 448 and 460 in southern Perry
County.
* Impact... at 30.0 feet... moderate flooding begins.
* Impact... at 28.0 feet... unleveed islands near Chester and the Prison
Farm floods.
* Impact... at 27.0 feet... flood stage. Unprotected farmland on right
bank begins to flood.
* Impact... at 25.0 feet... Degognia Fountain Bluff levee gates are
closed.
Fld latest 7am forecast
location stg obs stg 11/08 11/09 11/10 11/11 11/12
Mississippi River
Clarksville ld 25 25.21 24.7 24.0 23.5 22.9 22.3
Grafton 18 21.00 20.4 19.3 18.4 18.0 17.6
Alton ld26 21 21.11 20.3 19.3 18.4 17.7 17.2
Chester 27 31.80 29.8 27.7 26.1 24.8 23.8