River level falling

The water level on the Mississippi River continued to fall early this week.

The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported that the Mississippi River at Thebes is forecast to fall below flood stage on Tuesday, July 30.

A flood warning remains in effect until further notice for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.

As of Monday, the Mississippi was the only river in the Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri region to be under a flood warning issued by the weather service office in Paducah.

The weather service shared the following flood information updates:

Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau: At 7 p.m. Monday, July 22, the river’s stage was 35.2 feet. Flood stage is 32.0 feet.

Minor flooding was occurring. Minor flooding was in the forecast.

The forecast called for the river to continue to slowly fall.

Mississippi River at Thebes: A flood warning remains in effect until Wednesday, July 31.

At 7 p.m. Monday, July 22, the river’s stage was 34.0 feet. Flood stage is 33.0 feet.

Minor flooding was occurring. Minor flooding was in the forecast.