NWS St Louis MOFL.W 0119October 5, 2026
Flood Warning: Pike and Pike, IL and MO
The National Weather Service office in St Louis issued a flood warning for Pike and Pike in Illinois, Missouri, in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 119th river flood warning the NWS office in St Louis issued in 2026. Illinois had 7 flood warnings in October 2026, against 13 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Illinois's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 37.5 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, St Louis MO
- Area
- Pike and Pike
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:32 p.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLSX FL.W 0119
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Louisiana. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri... Mississippi River at Clarksville. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 48 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Mississippi River at Louisiana. * WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 15.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:00 PM CDT Monday was 15.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.1 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. This product, along with additional weather and stream information, is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.