Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Brown, IL; Cass, IL; Morgan, IL; Schuyler, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 8:21pm CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 8:21pm CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 12:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 8:21pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 26... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Morgan, Brown, Schuyler and Cass Counties. Illinois River near Havana affecting Fulton, Mason and Cass 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 Friday, April 26. * IMPACTS...At 14.4 feet, Seepage problems begin in the Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Friday was 15.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday, April 26 and continue falling to 13.9 feet Friday, April 26. - 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.d86475533a76ab033f07a4800e4035012365821e.001.1 Codes: ILC009, ILC017, ILC137, ILC169 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d86475533a76ab033f07a4800e4035012365821e.001.1