Flood Warning Issued for Mississippi River at Chester
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NOAA issued it on July 10, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS St Louis MO has issued a Flood Warning for the Mississippi River at Chester affecting Jackson and Randolph counties in Illinois and Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties in Missouri.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Illinois and Eastern Missouri
- Issued
- July 10, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS St Louis MO
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Illinois and Eastern Missouri.
Alert Details
Flood Warning issued by NWS St Louis MO. Effective from 2026-06-13T11:43:00-05:00. Alert type code: FLW.
Affected Areas
Jackson, IL; Randolph, IL; Perry, MO; Ste. Genevieve, MO. Specifically the Mississippi River at Chester.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. At 11:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.8 feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage of 27.0 feet tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 30.9 feet early Friday morning. At 31.5 feet, Highway E is closed between County Road 322 and Levee Road (County Road 354) at Bois Brule Creek in Perry County.
Timeline
Onset 2026-06-14T16:36:00-05:00 (Sunday afternoon) until further notice. Expires 2026-06-14T23:45:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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