FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1036 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE DES PLAINES RIVER AT RUSSELL.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 930 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.3 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...WATER FLOWS INTO SURROUNDING FARM AND MARSH
LAND NEAR THE RIVER.
$$
FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 340 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE FOX RIVER NEAR NEW MUNSTER
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 2:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY EARLY TOMORROW.
$$
RIVER FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL RIVER GAGING
LOCATIONS. THE 7 DAY RIVER FORECAST TAKES INTO ACCOUNT PAST
PRECIPITATION...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS ETC..AND PREDICTED
FUTURE 24 HOUR BASIN-AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
(STAGES IN FT.) BANK- LATEST FORECAST STAGES
- FLOOD FULL OBSERVED ...FOR 7 AM...
LOCATION STAGE STAGE STAGE/TIME SAT SUN MON TUE
NEW MUNSTER 10.0 9.0 8.86 02 PM 12/25 10.2 11.1 11.3 11.3
- HIGHEST 24 HOUR CHANGE
- OBSERVED IN RIVER STAGE
- STAGE IN (FT.) UP TO HIGHEST STAGE
- THE LAST LATEST OBSERVED FORECAST IN
- 7 DAYS STAGE NEXT 7 DAYS
NEW MUNSTER 8.86 02 PM 12/25 0.88 12.00 12 AM 12/28
...BELOW IS PREDICTED 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION INFORMATION...
(NMSW3) 6-HOUR PREDICTED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (IN.)
NEW MUNSTER: 6 AM-NOON 0.17
NEW MUNSTER: NOON-6 PM 0.11
NEW MUNSTER: 6 PM-MIDNIGHT 0.04
NEW MUNSTER: MIDNIGHT-6 AM 0.02
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