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: Saturday 9:00pm CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 9:00pm CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 1:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Saturday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Peoria affecting Tazewell, Woodford and Peoria Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Cass, Brown, Schuyler and Morgan Counties. Illinois River near Havana affecting Cass, Fulton and Mason 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 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 18.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 PM CDT Saturday was 18.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4 feet just after midnight tonight. - 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. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f2048702c8c658c3f49ebc3a26bd907ff0be830e.003.1 Codes: ILC017, ILC057, ILC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f2048702c8c658c3f49ebc3a26bd907ff0be830e.003.1