Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois
Areas Affected: Brown, IL; Cass, IL; Morgan, IL; Schuyler, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:55am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:55am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 1:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 8:55am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 4:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Schuyler, Cass, Morgan and Brown Counties. Illinois River near Havana affecting Fulton, Cass and Mason Counties. .The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River at Beardstown. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14.4 feet, Seepage problems begin in the Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 AM CDT Sunday was 15.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening and continue falling to 12.0 feet Sunday, May 17. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay tuned for further updates on this flooding situation. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33c3b06ecc203fb0f490372d08eea76d6896850d.001.1 Codes: ILC009, ILC017, ILC137, ILC169 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33c3b06ecc203fb0f490372d08eea76d6896850d.001.1