# HEADLINE
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FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING
# SUMMARY
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948 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Mississippi River Hannibal 17.0 14.1 15.1 16.1 16.8 16.9 15.7
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Mississippi River at Hannibal.
WHEN
From Friday morning to Saturday evening.
IMPACTS
At 17.0 feet, John Hay Recreation Area on east side (inside the Illinois Sny Levee) begins flooding.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- At 9:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 14.1 feet and rising.
- FORECAST
- The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.0 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
ISSUED AT
Monday, September 21, 2026 at 9:48 PM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service St Louis MO
HEADER
Flood Statement