ST. LOUIS – The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a flood warning for the Mississippi River at Chester.
At 11:30 a.m. Sunday the river was at 32.1 feet, 5.1 feet above the 27.0 foot flood stage.
The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.5 feet around midnight Sunday. It will then fall below
flood stage early Friday afternoon.
These are the expected impacts as the river rises.
32.5 The Road at Fort Gage Farm begins flooding at Menard Correctional Center.
31.5 In Perry County, Highway E is closed between County Road 322 and Levee Road (County Road 354) at Bois Brule Creek.
28 Unleveed islands near Chester and the prison farm floods.
27 Flood Stage. Unprotected farmland on right bank begins to flood.
25 Degognia Fountain Bluff Levee gates are closed.
The Chester Bridge would close if the river rose above 44 feet on the Chester gage.
Here is the latest information from the National Weather Service:
1157 AM CDT Sun May 8 2022
…FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING…
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Mississippi River at Chester.
* WHEN…Until Saturday evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 11:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 32.1 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM CDT Sunday was 32.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.3
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Friday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 27.0 feet.