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Helena, Illinois, United States  Lat: 38.61N, Lon: 87.86W
Wx Zone: ILZ073 ICAO Used: KAJG
Warnings, Watches and Advisories:
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1138 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.0 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 18.0 FEET...SEEP WATER OCCURS BEHIND LEVEES ON INDIANA SIDE.
  HUTSON CREEK BEGINS TO OVERFLOW FROM BACKWATER.  OLD DARWIN ROAD
  AND A FEW RURAL ROADS IN EASTERN CLARK AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN
  ILLINOIS ARE IMPASSABLE.  LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND FLOODS.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 850 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 745 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.9 FEET BY
  MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 33.0 FEET...LUMBER MILL ROAD IS INUNDATED
                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON
EMBARRAS RIVER
 LAWRENCEVILLE     30  30.6 FRI 8 PM    31.1   31.7   31.9
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1138 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 15.4 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...SOME AGRICULTURAL LANDS UNDERWATER.  A FEW RURAL
  ROADS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS CLOSE AS WATER BACKS UP MINNOW
  SLOUGH.  HIGH WATER AFFECTS CAMPGROUND AT LEAVERTON PARK IN
  PALESTINE.  WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TOP OF MOST MAKESHIFT LEVEES.
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