533  
WGUS83 KILX 171544  
FLSILX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
1044 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN AFFECTING MORGAN, BROWN, CASS AND  
SCHUYLER COUNTIES.  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR HAVANA AFFECTING FULTON, CASS AND MASON  
COUNTIES.  
 
.THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION, SOIL  
MOISTURE CONDITIONS, AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ILC009-017-137-169-180745-  
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260719T1800Z/  
/BEAI2.2.ER.260613T0652Z.260627T1315Z.260719T1200Z.NO/  
1044 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 14.4 FEET, SEEPAGE PROBLEMS BEGIN IN THE COAL CREEK  
DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:45 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:45 AM CDT FRIDAY WAS 15.4 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 11.6 FEET FRIDAY, JULY  
24.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER  
BEARDSTOWN 14.0 14.9 FRI 9 AM CDT 14.3 13.9 13.3  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4018 9023 4012 9017 4008 9037 3999 9046  
3999 9058 4015 9043  
 

 
 
ILC017-057-125-180745-  
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260719T0000Z/  
/HAVI2.2.ER.260612T1820Z.260626T0000Z.260718T1800Z.NO/  
1044 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR HAVANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL  
AREAS NOT PROTECTED BY LEVEES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:45 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:45 AM CDT FRIDAY WAS 15.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 11.0 FEET  
FRIDAY, JULY 24.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON  
 
ILLINOIS RIVER  
HAVANA 14.0 14.6 FRI 9 AM CDT 14.0 13.5 13.1  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4053 8988 4047 8980 4034 9002 4012 9017  
4018 9023 4039 9010  
 

 
 
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