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: Sunday 9:50am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:50am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 2:00am CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 9:50am CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Peoria affecting Woodford, Peoria and Tazewell Counties. Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Brown, Schuyler, Morgan and Cass 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...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River near Havana. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Access road to Anderson Lake north campground closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 18.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 AM CDT Sunday was 18.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 18.6 feet this evening. It will then fall just after midnight tonight. It will rise to 18.6 feet early Tuesday afternoon. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.f45a469111ca3d22a0e1dc4d022cbba5f3a5efb9.003.1 Codes: ILC017, ILC057, ILC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f45a469111ca3d22a0e1dc4d022cbba5f3a5efb9.003.1