FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 905 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT HUTSONVILLE.
* FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.3 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 20.0 FEET...LEAVERTON PARK IN PALESTINE AND PARK IN HUTSONVILLE
BEGINS TO FLOOD. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING SPREADS TO HIGHER LAND.
SEEP WATER IS NOTICEABLE BEHIND LEVEES. SOME ELEVATED RIVER
COTTAGES ARE SURROUNDED BY WATER. SEVERAL COUNTY OR TOWNSHIP ROADS
EAST OF LINCOLN HERITAGE TRAIL BETWEEN PALESTINE AND HUTSONVILLE IN
CRAWFORD COUNTY ILLINOIS ARE IMPASSABLE.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 905 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON.
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 18.5 FEET...HIGH WATER SURROUND ELEVATED RIVER CABINS. COUNTY
ROADS TO THESE CABINS ARE IMPASSABLE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING IS IN
PROGRESS. SEEP WATER DEVELOPS BEHIND LEVEES.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 905 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES.
* FROM MONDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 17.0 FEET...CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING EXTENDS FROM JUST
NORTH OF THE JUNCTION OF ILLINOIS 33 WITH BUSINESS 50 TO THE ST.
FRANCESVILLE, ILLINOIS AREA. RIVER ROAD FROM LINCOLN MEMORIAL
BRIDGE TO BILLETT RD IS IMPASSAABLE. EXTENSIVE SEEP WATER FORMS
BEHIND ILLINOIS LEVEES EXTENDING FROM RUSSELLVILLE TO U.S. HIGHWAY
50. FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS IN KNOX COUNTY INDIANA
WEST OF THE RAILROAD EXTENDING FOR THE OAKTOWN AREA TO THE
NORTHSIDE OF VINCENNES. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEK.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 835 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE EMBARRAS 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 EMBARRAS RIVER AT STE MARIE...THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.1 FEET AT
5 AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET. MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 20.3 FEET SATURDAY EVENING...WHICH IS 1.3
FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 19 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE MONDAY MORNING. AT 21 FEET...WATER OVERTOPS A FEW PRIVATE
LEVEES IN THE STE MARIE AREA.
FOR THE EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE...THE LATEST STAGE IS 23
FEET AT 8 AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 30 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 34.8 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WHICH IS
4.8 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD
STAGE OF 30 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. AT 36 FEET...BILLET-VINCENNES RIVER
ROAD IS INUNDATED.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN
EMBARRAS RIVER
STE MARIE 19 8.1 THU 5 AM 17.0 20.1 20.0
LAWRENCEVILLE 30 23.0 THU 8 AM 29.0 33.5 34.6
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 920 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
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 6 AM CST FRIDAY
* EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* THE LATEST SOIL TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS INDICATE
THE FROST DEPTH AT BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. 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.
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AUTEN
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