Flood Statement Issued by NWS Central Illinois
000
WGUS83 KILX 181516
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1016 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 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 BUT STEADY FALL CONTINUES ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER. HOWEVER...
AREAS NEAR HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH AT
LEAST THE UPCOMING WEEK.
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/.
&&
ILC017-057-125-190516-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-130525T0600Z/
/HAVI2.3.ER.130414T1530Z.130426T0115Z.130525T0000Z.UU/
1016 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MAY 25.
* AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
FRIDAY EVENING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
ILLINOIS RIVER
HAVANA 14 17.8 SAT 10 AM 17.2 16.6 16.0
$$
ILC009-017-137-169-190516-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BEAI2.3.ER.130413T2145Z.130427T0745Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1016 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 19.7 FEET
BY TOMORROW MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
ILLINOIS RIVER
BEARDSTOWN 14 20.2 SAT 10 AM 19.7 19.0 18.4
$$
GEELHART