Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois
Areas Affected: Cass, IL; Fulton, IL; Mason, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 10:26am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 10:26am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 2:30am CDT
Event Onset: Friday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in Illinois... Illinois River near Havana affecting Fulton, Mason and Cass Counties. Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Brown, Cass, Schuyler and Morgan Counties. .The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River near Havana. * WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Access road to Anderson Lake north campground closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 13.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon and continue rising to 18.3 feet Friday, June 19. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0fdc3824f884b70bfb0bcda53a97219da323907.001.1 Codes: ILC017, ILC057, ILC125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0fdc3824f884b70bfb0bcda53a97219da323907.001.1