http://investmentwatchblog.com/missouri-warning-sirens-blaring-now-confirms-mississippi-river-levee-breach-at-west-alton-missouri-seek-higher-ground-immediately/
Mississippi River Levee Breach at West Alton, Missouri. ‘seek Higher Ground Immediately’!
June 4th, 2013
MISSOURI: NOW! NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEE BREACH AT WEST ALTON, MISSOURI. ‘SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY’!
Will update
Flash Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
MOC183-041930-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0024.130604T0133Z-130604T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
833 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEE BREACH…
NORTHEASTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI…
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT TUESDAY
* AT 820 PM CDT…THE LEVEE NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 67 NEAR LINCOLN
SHIELDS…PROTECTING LAND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER…BREACHED
AND WAS RAPIDLY FLOODING NEARBY LAND. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WAS BEGINNING TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…WEST ALTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT…LON 3881 9012 3883 9015 3882 9018 3885 9025
3888 9029 3892 9027 3890 9022 3884 9011
$$
TES
Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT …CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1218 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2013
…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS
AND MISSOURI…
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
CANTON LD20
QUINCY
QUINCY LD21
HANNIBAL
SAVERTON LD22
LOUISIANA
CLARKSVILLE LD24
WINFIELD LD25
GRAFTON
ALTON LD26
ST. LOUIS
CHESTER
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LATE LAST
WEEK…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE…NEVER DRIVE CARS…TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lsx&wwa=all