FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 103 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 1245 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 19.6 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES IN LONDON
MILLS.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 13.6 FRI 1 AM 19.5 17.9 14.2
$$
SMITH
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 1004 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE SPOON RIVER.
THE FOLLOWING FLOOD FORECASTS ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON EXPECTED
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
CREST FORECASTS AT THIS TIME AND SO THEY WILL LIKELY BE ADJUSTED ONCE
THE RAINFALL IS OBSERVED.
FOR THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS...THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.1 FEET AT
10 AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 19.2 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH IS 4.2
FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 15 FEET AROUND 6 AM FRIDAY. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. AT 21 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES
IN LONDON MILLS.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN
SPOON RIVER
LONDON MILLS 15 8.1 THU 10 AM 15.0 19.2 17.4
$$
07
FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 413 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...
KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...
MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...
SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...
EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...
EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND.
* UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL
RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COUPLED WITH THE
FROZEN TOPSOIL WILL HELP TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
SMITH
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