FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 741 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 14 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS
NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
ILLINOIS RIVER
HAVANA 14 14.4 MON 7 PM 14.1 13.8 13.4
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 325 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW AND SLEET WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM
TUESDAY AND 4 AM WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY WEST
OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF THE RIVER.
PERIODS OF SLEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
* WIND: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST AND
INTENSIFIES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO NEAR
45 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...AS ROADS
QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. REDUCED VISIBILITY IS ALSO EXPECTED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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