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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1057 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

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

  SANGAMON RIVER
    AT PETERSBURG AFFECTING MENARD COUNTY
    NEAR OAKFORD AFFECTING CASS...MASON AND MENARD COUNTIES
    NEAR CHANDLERVILLE AFFECTING CASS AND MASON 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/.

&&

ILC017-125-129-230656-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-091124T0300Z/
/OKFI2.1.ER.091120T1032Z.091121T2230Z.091123T2100Z.NO/
1057 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR OAKFORD.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 945 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 471.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 471.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 471.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS NOT
  PROTECTED BY LEVEES.

&&

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

SANGAMON RIVER
 OAKFORD           471  471.7 SUN 10 AM  471.2  470.6  469.9

$$

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1057 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

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

  SANGAMON RIVER
    AT PETERSBURG AFFECTING MENARD COUNTY
    NEAR OAKFORD AFFECTING CASS...MASON AND MENARD COUNTIES
    NEAR CHANDLERVILLE AFFECTING CASS AND MASON 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/.

&&

ILC017-125-230656-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0073.000000T0000Z-091126T0259Z/
/CDLI2.1.ER.091118T1630Z.091122T0830Z.091125T2059Z.UU/
1057 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR CHANDLERVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1000 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 458.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 456.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

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

SANGAMON RIVER
 CHANDLERVILLE     457  458.5 SUN 10 AM  458.3  457.7  456.9

$$
DPK

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1049 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

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

  ILLINOIS RIVER
    AT HAVANA AFFECTING FULTON AND MASON COUNTIES
    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/.

&&

ILC057-125-230649-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0060.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HAVI2.2.ER.091026T2217Z.091106T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1049 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 930 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO
  CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...A SLOW FALL IS FORECAST.

&&

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

ILLINOIS RIVER
 HAVANA            14  17.4 SUN 9 AM    17.3   17.2   17.0

$$

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