Saint Charles, MO

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inMissouri...Illinois...Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.Mississippi River at Chester.Mississippi River near Herculaneum.River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecastprecipitation for the next 24 hours.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Mississippi River at Mel Price LD.* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flood Stage. Minor flooding begins tooccur at this level.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.0 feet and rising.- Recent Activity...The river first rose above flood stage onApril 30, cresting near 23.6 feet on May 2. It since fellback below flood stage, but has hovered within a foot oneither side of flood stage for the last several days. It hasrecently begun another rise, just rising above flood stageagain on May 9.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.9feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below floodstage late Sunday evening.- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.