Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
709 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS..


  ILLINOIS RIVER AT LA GRANGE LD TW AFFECTING BROWN COUNTY

  ILLINOIS RIVER AT MEREDOSIA AFFECTING MORGAN AND PIKE COUNTIES

  ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY AFFECTING PIKE AND SCOTT COUNTIES

  ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN AFFECTING CALHOUN AND JERSEY COUNTIES


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION RECEIVED
LAST WEEKEND...WITH NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE
FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/

&&

ILC137-149-230108-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0206.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MROI2.3.ER.000000T0000Z.091107T0645Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
709 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT MEREDOSIA.
* AT  6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 437.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 432.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 437.5 FEET
  BY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
707 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA AFFECTING FULTON AND MASON COUNTIES
  ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AFFECTING BROWN...CASS...MORGAN AND
  SCHUYLER COUNTIES

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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/.

&&

ILC009-017-137-169-221506-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BEAI2.2.ER.091026T1428Z.091106T1715Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
707 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 645 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 20.2 FEET
  BY MONDAY MORNING.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE

ILLINOIS RIVER
 BEARDSTOWN        14  20.2 SAT 7 PM    20.2   20.2   20.1

$$

Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
707 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-221500-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
707 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

.NOW...
PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS UNTIL 900 AM. VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS WILL DROP
TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME...ESPECIALLY IN LOW
LYING AREAS AND ALONG RIVER VALLEYS.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
550 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

ILZ036-040>044-047>053-231200-
CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-FULTON-LOGAN-MACON-MASON-MENARD-MORGAN-
PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-
550 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY FOG WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE FOR A
BRIEF TIME THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND NEAR
RIVER VALLEYS. THE FOG SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY AFTER 800 AM.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. IN PARTICULAR...THE ILLINOIS RIVER FROM HAVANA
DOWNSTREAM...AND THE SANGAMON RIVER FROM PETERSBURG TO CHANDLERVILLE
WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$

SMITH