Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Grand Tower, IL ∙ Ware, IL ∙ Neelys Landing, MO ∙ McClure, IL ∙ Cape Girardeau, MO ∙ Wolf Lake, IL ∙ Wittenberg, MO ∙ East Cape Girardeau, IL ∙ Altenburg, MO ∙ Bald Knob, IL

Headline

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois...
Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.
.Recent heavy rainfall in northern portions of the river basin continues to cause rises on the Mississippi River. At Cape Girardeau, the river will rise to and crest at flood stage Friday morning, and fall below flood stage Friday afternoon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 1140 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Illinois... Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. .Recent heavy rainfall in northern portions of the river basin continues to cause rises on the Mississippi River. At Cape Girardeau, the river will rise to and crest at flood stage Friday morning, and fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs. The Mississippi River backs into several creeks producing flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 31.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.0 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 32.0 feet. && LAT...LON 3769 8959 3769 8935 3744 8934 3725 8941 3723 8959 3732 8963

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