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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
932 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AFFECTING BROWN...CASS...MORGAN AND
SCHUYLER COUNTIES.
.HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
ON TUESDAY HAVE RESULTED IN A TEMPORARY END TO THE FALLING RIVER
TREND. RIVER LEVELS AROUND BEARDSTOWN SHOULD HOLD FAIRLY STEADY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN.
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.
ILC009-017-137-169-091632-
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/BEAI2.2.ER.080604T0322Z.080615T1800Z.080711T0600Z.NO/
932 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008
..FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 845 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER SHOULD RISE BACK UP TO 15.0 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL AGAIN. THE RIVER
SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
ILLINOIS RIVER
BEARDSTOWN 14 14.8 TUE 9 PM 15.0 14.4 13.9
GEELHART
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