Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Cass, IL; Fulton, IL; Mason, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:56pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:56pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 12:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 7:56pm CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Cass, Morgan, Schuyler and Brown 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 near Havana. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins to agricultural areas not protected by levees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 15.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday morning and continue falling to 13.7 feet Wednesday, May 01. - 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.e4df13955634b8fadde8db438d84b8e72341e963.002.1 Codes: ILC017, ILC057, ILC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e4df13955634b8fadde8db438d84b8e72341e963.002.1