FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 845 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.2 FEET BY
SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 17 FEET...FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND JUST NORTH OF
ROUTE 9...SOUTH OF LONDON MILLS. FLOODING CAUSED BY A LARGE
UNREPAIRED SECTION OF LEVEE THAT BREECHED IN MAY 2009. AT 17
FEET...FLOOD WATERS ARE REACHING DITCHES ADJACENT TO ROUTE 9 ON THE
NORTH SIDE.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 16.9 FRI 8 AM 18.2 16.1 12.6
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 618 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 530 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 20.4 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
ILLINOIS RIVER
HAVANA 14 13.9 FRI 5 AM 14.8 16.1 17.3
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SMITH
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 847 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE SPOON RIVER.
THE FOLLOWING FLOOD FORECASTS ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON EXPECTED
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
CREST FORECASTS AT THIS TIME AND SO THEY WILL LIKELY BE ADJUSTED ONCE
THE RAINFALL IS OBSERVED.
FOR THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE...THE LATEST STAGE IS 21.2 FEET AT 8
AM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 22 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
WITH A CREST OF 22.1 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH IS 0.1 FEET
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF
22 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AT 22 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD
AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE RIVER.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE 22 21.2 FRI 8 AM 22.0 22.1 21.5
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 413 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...
KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...
MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...
SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...
EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...
EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND.
* UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL
RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COUPLED WITH THE
FROZEN TOPSOIL WILL HELP TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
SMITH
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