Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

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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


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