FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 921 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE TAIL WATER.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 423.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 423.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 423.6 FEET BY
THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 423.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. RURAL DAMAGE BEGINS.
TOWNSHIP ROADS IN COVINGTON BECOME INUNDATED.
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FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 12/10 12/11 12/12 12/13 12/14
KASKASKIA RIVER
CARLYLE TW 424 423.51 423.6 423.6 423.6 423.6 423.6
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 408 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM ON WEDNESDAY.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES....BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND OTHER MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED TODAY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
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TILLY
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