• .. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFFECTING AREAS IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...
• AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AFFECTING ALEXANDER... JACKSON... UNION... CAPE GIRARDEAU... PERRY AND SCOTT COUNTIES
• .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 3 DAYS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN HAVE PRODUCED RISING WATER LEVELS IN MANY LOCATIONS. MINOR FLOOD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AT CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO TOMORROW.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• SAFETY MESSAGE...
• NEVER DRIVE CARS... TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST... RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 33.5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT... AT 32.0 FEET... MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BACKS INTO SEVERAL CREEKS PRODUCING FLOODING.