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WGUS83 KILX 241532
FLSILX

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1032 AM 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.

.A  SLOW FALL WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. AT THE CURRENT RATE...FLOODING AROUND HAVANA IS EXPECTED
TO SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE AT BEARDSTOWN FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

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/.

&&

ILC017-057-125-250532-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-130529T1800Z/
/HAVI2.3.ER.130414T1530Z.130426T0115Z.130529T1200Z.UU/
1032 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  945 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON

ILLINOIS RIVER
 HAVANA            14  15.6 FRI 10 AM   15.4   15.1   14.8

$$
ILC009-017-137-169-250532-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BEAI2.3.ER.130413T2145Z.130427T0745Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1032 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  945 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.5 FEET
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON

ILLINOIS RIVER
 BEARDSTOWN        14  17.6 FRI 10 AM   17.5   17.3   17.1

$$
GEELHART