Flood Warnings Effecting Illinois

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1044 AM CST THU JAN 31 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.
THU JAN 31 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 945 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 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
TOMORROW 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 FRI SAT SUN
ILLINOIS RIVER
BEARDSTOWN 14 14.4 THU 10 AM 14.1 13.7 13.3
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
948 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
KANKAKEE RIVER AT SHELBY AFFECTING LAKE AND NEWTON COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS..
KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON AFFECTING GRUNDY AND WILL COUNTIES
.ICE CONTINUES TO CAUSE ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS DOWNSTREAM OF
WILMINGTON. RESIDENTS ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN WILL AND GRUNDY
COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WATER LEVELS. RIVER
LEVELS CAN RISE SEVERAL FEET OR MORE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES WHEN AN
ICE JAM DEVELOPS.
IN ADDITION...WATER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH AT SHELBY INDIANA AND WILL
CHANGE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
948 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 845 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. THE GAGE READING APPEARS
TO BE UNCHANGING AND MAY NOT BE READING CORRECTLY.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...WATER LEVELS MAY CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE DUE TO ICE. RIVER
LEVELS CAN RISE SEVERAL FEET OR MORE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES WHEN AN
ICE JAM DEVELOPS.
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
924 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN AFFECTING HENRY...ROCK ISLAND AND WHITESIDE
COUNTIES
ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE AFFECTING HENRY AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES
.ICE JAMS WILL KEEP PORTIONS OF THE ROCK RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SAFETY MESSAGE...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
www.weather.gov/quadcities.z.080206T0600Z.UU/
924 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 12.5 FEET BY
LATE TOMORROW MORNING. ICE ACTION ON THE RIVER MAY CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS
IN THE RIVER STAGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
IMPACT
AT 12.5 FEET...WATER AFFECTS SOME SUMMER COTTAGES ALONG THE
RIVER.
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1002 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY AFFECTING PIKE AND SCOTT COUNTIES
.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF UPSTREAM BASIN RUNOFF WITH AN
AVERAGE OF 0.40 INCHES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE
PASSAGE.
THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE
THU JAN 31 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THIS EVENING.