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: Saturday 6:10am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 6:10am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 6:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 6:10am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 6:32pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Morgan, Brown, Cass and Schuyler 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 this evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins to agricultural areas not protected by levees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.2 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 5:45 AM CDT Saturday was 14.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this afternoon and continue falling to 11.4 feet Friday evening. - 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. The next statement will be issued this evening at 615 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.716c095f7354e6ee9498e98b0fa5a8534c9b55ed.001.1 Codes: ILC009, ILC017, ILC137, ILC169 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.716c095f7354e6ee9498e98b0fa5a8534c9b55ed.001.1