448 WGUS83 KILX 231531 FLSILX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1031 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS... ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA AFFECTING CASS...FULTON AND MASON COUNTIES ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AFFECTING BROWN...CASS...MORGAN AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES. .THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...WET SNOW THAT IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY MAY HAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE CONTENT TO EXTEND THE FLOODING A BIT LONGER. MONITOR FOR LATER UPDATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN. ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/. && ILC017-057-125-240531- /O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130328T0000Z/ /HAVI2.1.ER.130312T0822Z.130317T1345Z.130327T1800Z.NO/ 1031 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE ILLINOIS RIVER HAVANA 14 15.5 SAT 10 AM 15.1 14.8 14.4 $$ ILC009-017-137-169-240531- /O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130327T0600Z/ /BEAI2.1.ER.130312T0600Z.130318T1545Z.130327T0000Z.NO/ 1031 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN. * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE ILLINOIS RIVER BEARDSTOWN 14 15.3 SAT 10 AM 14.9 14.6 14.2 $$ GEELHART