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WGUS43 KILX 300037
FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
737 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

  Mackinaw River near Congerville affecting McLean, Tazewell and
  Woodford Counties.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the
latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay
tuned for further updates on this flooding situation.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

ILC113-179-203-301400-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0022.240430T0132Z-240430T1400Z/
/CNGI2.1.ER.240430T0132Z.240430T0600Z.240430T0800Z.NO/
737 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mackinaw River near Congerville.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Widespread agricultural flooding occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this evening to a crest of 13.1 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Mackinaw River
Congerville   13.0  13.0  Mon 6 pm CDT 10.7  7.5   5.9


&&

LAT...LON 4070 8906 4062 8907 4061 8920 4051 8933
      4056 8939 4068 8925


$$

Erwin