{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1fce0e8f4a132ef350ba3d17379509e2520c33d5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 19 at 1:24PM CDT until May 22 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1fce0e8f4a132ef350ba3d17379509e2520c33d5.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS St Louis MO"},"word_count":198,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued May 19 at 1:24PM CDT until May 22 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Clinton, IL\n**Issued by:** NWS St Louis MO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-19T13:24:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-19T13:24:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-21T01:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in\nIllinois...\n\nKaskaskia River at Carlyle.\n\nRiver forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast\nprecipitation for the next 24 hours.\n\n* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.\n\n* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.\n\n* WHEN...Until Friday afternoon.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 17.8 feet, Near this height, the left bank below the\ndam near the tailwater gage begins flooding.  Minor flooding of\npark grounds begins.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 1:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 18.0 feet.\n- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending\nat 1:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 18.5 feet.\n- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late\nThursday morning and continue falling to 16.2 feet Tuesday, May\n26.\n- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.\n\n## Instructions\nMotorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars\nthrough flooded areas.\n\nThis product, along with additional weather and stream information,\nis available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx"}