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WGUS83 KILX 251518
FLSILX

FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1018 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 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.

.RIVER LEVELS HAVE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY FALL AT BOTH HAVANA AND 
BEARDSTOWN.   

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. NOTE THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS MAY
APPROACH 2 INCHES...WHICH COULD ALTER THE PROJECTIONS BELOW. 
PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE 
FORECASTS CLOSELY.

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/.

&&

ILC017-057-125-260518-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-130531T0600Z/
/HAVI2.3.ER.130414T1530Z.130426T0115Z.130531T0000Z.UU/
1018 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA. 
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* 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 
  THURSDAY EVENING.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE

ILLINOIS RIVER
 HAVANA            14  15.5 SAT 10 AM   15.2   15.0   14.8

$$
ILC009-017-137-169-260517-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BEAI2.3.ER.130413T2145Z.130427T0745Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
1018 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN. 
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  845 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.1 FEET 
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE

ILLINOIS RIVER
 BEARDSTOWN        14  17.4 SAT 9 AM    17.1   16.8   16.5

$$
GEELHART