FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 939 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 25.3 FEET MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 25.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOWLAND FLOODING OF
UNPROTECTED AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS.
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FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 12/24 12/25 12/26 12/27 12/28
ILLINOIS RIVER
MEREDOSIA 432 429.60 430.4 431.2 432.0 432.8 433.4
VALLEY CITY 11 10.37 11.1 12.0 13.0 13.8 14.5
HARDIN 25 22.48 23.1 24.2 24.9 25.2 25.3
FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 337 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...ADAMS IL...BOND IL...BROWN IL...
CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...
MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL...MONTGOMERY
IL...PIKE IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL.
IN MISSOURI...AUDRAIN...BOONE...CALLAWAY...COLE...CRAWFORD...
FRANKLIN...GASCONADE...IRON...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LEWIS...
LINCOLN...MADISON...MARION...MONITEAU...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...
OSAGE...PIKE...RALLS...REYNOLDS...SHELBY...ST. CHARLES...ST.
FRANCOIS...ST. LOUIS...ST. LOUIS CITY...STE. GENEVIEVE...
WARREN AND WASHINGTON.
* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. THE RAIN WILL IMMEDIATELY BECOME
RUNOFF THAT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLOODING...PARTICULARLY
WHERE THE SOIL IS NOW EITHER SATURATED OR STILL FROZEN.
* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS
ACROSS THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN
THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO CHECK ON
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF
FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
$$
BRITT
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