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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO1230 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ILLINOISAND MISSOURI...AT HANNIBALAT LOUISIANAAT CLARKSVILLE LD 24 TWAT WINFIELD LD 25 TWAT GRAFTONAT ALTON LD 26 TWAT ST. LOUISAT CHESTER.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LAST WEEKENASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATIONAND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLESTHROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFEPASSAGE.THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION ISAVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWERCASE/ILC149-MOC127-191730-/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0288.000000T0000Z-080919T1800Z//HNNM7.2.ER.080914T1130Z.080915T1630Z.080918T1800Z.NO/1230 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT HANNIBAL* UNTIL THIS EVENING.* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FALLING AND SHOULDFALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.$$