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WGUS83 KILX 250221
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
921 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...

  ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA AFFECTING CASS...FULTON AND MASON COUNTIES

  ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AFFECTING BROWN...CASS...MORGAN AND
  SCHUYLER COUNTIES

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.

ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX  /LOWER CASE/.

&&

ILC017-057-125-251621-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-130531T0300Z/
/HAVI2.3.ER.130414T1530Z.130426T0115Z.130530T2100Z.UU/
921 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT  845 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS
  NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON

ILLINOIS RIVER
 HAVANA            14  15.6 FRI 9 PM    15.5   15.4   15.1


$$

ILC009-017-137-169-251621-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BEAI2.3.ER.130413T2145Z.130427T0745Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
921 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  845 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.3 FEET
  BY SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON

ILLINOIS RIVER
 BEARDSTOWN        14  17.5 FRI 9 PM    17.4   17.3   17.0

$$