926  
WGUS83 KILX 111543  
FLSILX  
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
1043 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA AFFECTING FULTON AND MASON COUNTIES  
ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AFFECTING BROWN...CASS...MORGAN AND  
SCHUYLER COUNTIES  
 
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND  
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
 
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.  
 
ILC057-125-120543-  
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-081013T0000Z/  
/HAVI2.3.ER.080914T1950Z.080923T0600Z.081012T1800Z.NO/  
1043 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR  
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.  
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.  
* AT 930 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS  
NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES.  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM  
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER  
HAVANA 14 14.5 SAT 9 AM 14.1 13.7 13.3  
 

 
 
ILC009-017-137-169-120542-  
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0077.000000T0000Z-081013T1200Z/  
/BEAI2.2.ER.080914T1323Z.080924T2130Z.081013T0600Z.NO/  
1043 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR  
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.  
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.  
* AT 945 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.  
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY  
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS  
NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES.  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM  
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER  
BEARDSTOWN 14 15.1 SAT 10 AM 14.5 13.9 13.4  
 

 
 
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