Flood Warning
WGUS83 KILX 171650
 FLSILX
 FLOOD STATEMENT 
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
 1050 AM CST SAT JAN 17 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.
 
 IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
 ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
 LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
 
 ILC057-125-180650-
 /O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
 /HAVI2.2.ER.081228T1340Z.090104T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
 1050 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
 
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
   THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA. 
 * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
 * AT 930 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET. 
 * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
 * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
 * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL BUT STAY
   ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
 
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                   FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
 LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE
 
 ILLINOIS RIVER
  HAVANA            14  16.5 SAT 9 AM    16.2   15.8   15.4
 
 $$
 
 ILC009-017-137-169-180649-
 /O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0098.000000T0000Z-090122T0300Z/
 /BEAI2.2.ER.081228T1421Z.090106T1145Z.090121T2100Z.NO/
 1050 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
 
 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
 CONTINUES FOR
   THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN. 
 * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
 * AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
 * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
 * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
 * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
   WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
 
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                   FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
 LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE
 
 ILLINOIS RIVER
  BEARDSTOWN        14  16.0 SAT 10 AM   15.6   15.1   14.7
 
 $$
 
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Flood Statement
WGUS83 KLSX 171645
 FLSLSX
 FLOOD STATEMENT 
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
 1044 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
 
 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER...
  
   AT MEREDOSIA AFFECTING MORGAN AND PIKE COUNTIES 
 
   AT VALLEY CITY AFFECTING PIKE AND SCOTT COUNTIES 
 
 .THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF LINGERING EFFECTS OF HEAVY 
 PRECIPITATION AND SNOW MELT.
 
 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/
 
 ILC137-149-181644-
 /O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0323.000000T0000Z-090120T0900Z/
 /MROI2.3.ER.081229T2235Z.090107T1330Z.090119T0900Z.NO/
 1044 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
 
 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
   THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT MEREDOSIA
 * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
 * AT 10:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 432.8 FEET. 
 * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
 * FLOOD STAGE IS 432.0 FEET. 
 * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
   MONDAY MORNING.
 
 $$
 
 ILC149-171-181643-
 /O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0319.000000T0000Z-090123T0600Z/
 /VALI2.2.ER.081228T0636Z.090107T1000Z.090122T0600Z.NO/
 1044 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
 
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
   THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY
 * UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
 * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
 * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
 * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
 * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
   EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
 
 
 $$
 
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                    FLD  LATEST               7AM FORECAST
 LOCATION           STG  OBS STG    01/18  01/19  01/20  01/21  01/22
 
 ILLINOIS RIVER
   MEREDOSIA        432  432.84     432.4  431.9  431.4  430.9  430.4
   VALLEY CITY      11    13.36      12.9   12.4   11.8   11.3   10.9