The National Weather Service is forecasting major flooding along stretches of the Mississippi River north of St. Louis early next week. A map on its site i s regularly updated with river stages. Recent heavy rainfall across Iowa and Northern Illinois is driving river levels above flood stages near numerous river communities including Quincy, Hannibal, Clarksville, and Winfield. Water levels are expected to rise several feet above flood stage with the latest projections putting the river at 5 to 8 feet over flood stage in some areas. As a precaution, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has shut Lock and Dam 24 in Clarksville and activated its Emergency Operations Center in St. Louis. AmeriCorps St. Louis sent an emergency response team to Clarksville Thursday morning to support flood-fighting efforts along the Mississippi. Canton and Hannibal have also installed flood gates for the first time this season and, in St. Charles County, the Division of Emergency Management is coordinating with
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