Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for:

Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
811 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

  Illinois River at Peoria affecting Woodford, Tazewell and Peoria
  Counties.

  Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Cass, Brown, Morgan and
  Schuyler Counties.

  Illinois River near Havana affecting Cass, Mason and Fulton
  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.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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ILC143-179-203-061800-
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811 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River at Peoria.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Some flooding begins to bottomland not
  protected by levees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 19.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 PM CDT Sunday was 19.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Wednesday evening and continue falling to 16.3 feet Sunday,
    May 12.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Illinois River
Peoria        18.0  19.0  Sun 7 pm CDT 18.7  18.4  18.0


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LAT...LON 4093 8952 4093 8941 4062 8957 4047 8980
      4053 8988 4068 8965


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