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County,
Flood Warning issued May 23 at 10:26AM CDT until May 27 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS
Effective: 10:26 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Expires: 1 a.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN
ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...
AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AFFECTING ALEXANDER...JACKSON...
UNION...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PERRY AND SCOTT COUNTIES.
.WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AT CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI...WITH MINOR FLOOD CONDITIONS FORECAST
TO END OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 33.0 FEET BY
SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER BACKS INTO SEVERAL CREEKS PRODUCING FLOODING.

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