River Now Predicted to Crest – Again – This Weekend

The National Weather Service has once again revised it flood crest predictions upward, with crest coming Saturday evening in Quincy and Sunday evening in Hannibal. The Illinois River is still predicted to flirt with record breaking crests by midweek next week.

Updated Saturday morning 6-1-19 by Wes Mitchell:

The Flood Warning continues forThe Mississippi River at Canton
* Until further notice.
* At 10:00 AM Saturday the stage was 27.04 feet.
* Flood stage is 14 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river has crested.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Quincy
* Until further notice.
* At 11:15 AM Saturday the stage was 31.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 31.1 feet this afternoon.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Hannibal
* Until further notice.
* At 11:15 AM Saturday the stage was 30.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 30.1 feet this evening.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Louisiana
* Until further notice.
* At 12:00 PM Saturday the stage was 27.21 feet.
* Flood stage is 15 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 27.6 feet Sunday afternoon.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Clarksville
* Until further notice.
* At 11:15 AM Saturday the stage was 36.65 feet.
* Flood stage is 25 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 37.2 feet Sunday afternoon.

The Flood Warning is cancelled for The North Fabius River near Ewing.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 10.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* The river fell below flood stage at 9:54 AM Saturday.
* The river is forecast to continue falling to near 7.9 feet
Monday morning.

The Flood Warning continues for The Middle Fabius River near Ewing
* Until Sunday morning.
* At 11:30 AM Saturday the stage was 19.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to fall back below flood stage Sunday morning.

The Flood Warning continues for The South Fabius River near Taylor
* Until Sunday morning.
* At 11:30 AM Saturday the stage was 13.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* The river is forecast to fall back below flood stage Sunday morning.

The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Valley City
* Until further notice.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 26.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Record flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 27.1 feet Tuesday evening.

The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Meredosia
* Until further notice.
* At 10:30 AM Saturday the stage was 27.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to crest near 28.8 feet Wednesday morning.

The Friday midday river stages and crest predictions:

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Canton Until further notice.
* At 10:00 AM Friday the stage was 25.83 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to have a secondary crest near 26.2 feet
this evening.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Quincy Until further notice.
* At 12:15 p.m. Friday the stage was 29.48 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near 30.5 feet Saturday evening.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Hannibal Until further notice.
* At 12:15 p.m. Friday the stage was 28.58 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near 29.8 feet Sunday evening.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Louisiana Until further notice.
* At 12:30 p.m. Friday the stage was 26.63 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near 27.7 feet Sunday evening.

The Flood Warning continues for The Mississippi River at Clarksville Until further notice.
* At 12:30 p.m. Friday the stage was 36.41 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near 37.3 feet Monday morning.

The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Meredosia Until further notice.
* At noon Friday the stage was 27.19 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near 28.8 feet Thursday morning.

The Flood Warning continues for The Illinois River at Valley City Until further notice.
* At 11 AM Friday the stage was 25.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near 27.1 feet Wednesday evening.