Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Morgan, IL; Pike, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:40pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:40pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 1:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Valley City. Illinois River at Hardin. Illinois River at Meredosia. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River at Meredosia. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon to Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 17.4 feet, Meredosia boat dock floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.5 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday afternoon to a crest of 17.1 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product, along with additional weather and stream information, is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c774a866e64c728d6176cd4609c9a7031052306c.003.1 Codes: ILC137, ILC149 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c774a866e64c728d6176cd4609c9a7031052306c.003.1