FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1040 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDALIA.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 25.8 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 26.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. THE DIVELY AND
VANDALIA LEVEES BEGIN TO BE OVERTOPPED.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...AGRICULTURAL LEVEE BEGINS TO BE SLIGHTLY
OVERTOPPED. NO RESIDENCES ARE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
UNPROTECTED FARMLAND BEGINS TO FLOOD.
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FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG OBS STG 12/25 12/26 12/27 12/28 12/29
KASKASKIA RIVER
VANDALIA 18 17.64 22.7 25.7 25.5 22.5 18.5
FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 358 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 THIS EVENING
* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. MANY SMALLER STREAMS AND
RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RUNNING AT OR NEAR BANKFULL DUE TO
THIS RAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70
CORRIDOR. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS FORECAST
ACROSS THE AREA. THE LATEST WEATHER DATA SUGGESTS THAT THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS AND
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
* 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.
$$
CARNEY
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