Lake Carlyle might not be a good place to visit about now. I wonder how the Hazelnut Cache is faring with the high water? The St. Frances river is rocking. I bet all the whitewater kayakers are out playing in the water. Glenn ------------------------------ FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1034 AM CDT WED JUN 05 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THE KASKASKIA RIVER. KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE TW. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 9 AM WEDNESDAY STAGE: 427.1 FT. FLOOD STAGE: 423.5 FT. REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS. THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL OF 0.25 TO 0.80 INCHES THE PAST 24 HOURS AND FORECAST RAINFALL OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LSX & FLD LATEST 7AM FORECASTLOCATION STG OBS STG06/06 06/07 06/08 06/09 06/10 KASKASKIA RIVER CARLYLE TW 424 427.1 427.1 427.1 427.2 427.2 427.2 WGUS84 KMEG 051428 FLSMEM ARC021-MOC069-052000- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 928 AM CDT WED JUN 05 2002 THIS IS UPDATED INFORMATION FOR FLOODING ALONG THE SAINT FRANCIS RIVER. AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY, THE STAGE ON THE SAINT FRANCIS RIVER NEAR SAINT FRANCIS WAS 22.8 FEET AND STEADY. FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. AT STAGES NEAR 23.0 FEET, MOST LOW LAND INSIDE THE LEVEE SYSTEM IS FLOODED. STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST RIVER INFORMATION. $$ FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIMETHUFRISAT SAINT FRANCIS RIVER SAINT FRANCIS 22.022.8 WED 07 AM22.8 22.8 22.8 --- I am certified Virus Free, I always twitch! Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 5/29/2002