Weather Alerts For Batchtown, IL

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT # SUMMARY -------------------- 948 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026 Mississippi River Winfield 26.0 20.0 22.0 24.0 25.6 26.5 26.1 # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE Mississippi River at Winfield. WHEN From late Thursday night to late Sunday night. IMPACTS At 27.5 feet, At this stage, Lock and Dam 25 will stockpile 200 tons of sand, 12,000 sandbags, and 10,000 square feet of polyethylene plastic as a precaution. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - At 9:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 20.0 feet and rising. - FORECAST - The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday morning to a crest of 26.5 feet Friday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet. ISSUED AT Monday, September 21, 2026 at 9:48 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service St Louis MO HEADER Flood Statement