...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri...Kentucky... Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau...Thebes and New Madrid .Flooding continues along the Mississippi River. Cape Girardeau is in moderate flood stage and forecast to slowly fall before rising next weekend. Thebes is in moderate flood stage and forecast to slowly fall before slightly rising next weekend. New Madrid is in minor flood stage and forecast to slowly fall, dropping below flood stage Wednesday night. The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau * until further notice. * At 9:00 PM Sunday the stage was 41.0 feet. * Flood Stage is 32.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The River will continue to fall to a stage of 39.8 feet by Tuesday morning. * Impact...At 42.0 Feet...Several homes and structures in southern Cape Girardeau County may be inundated or cut off due to backwater flooding from the Diversion Channel. Evacuations may be required. Thousands of acres are flooded. Numerous roads are closed both along the Mississippi River and due to backwater flooding. &&
