Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL
Areas Affected: Hancock, IL; McDonough, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 9:02am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 9:02am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:02am CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 8:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... La Moine River at Colmar affecting Hancock and McDonough Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...La Moine River at Colmar. * WHEN...Until Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 22.5 feet, Water affects lower roads around Birmingham. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. The next statement will be issued by Saturday morning at 915 AM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8c2219af3c78e7324c693e4fff50cebdffa4c05.001.1 Codes: ILC067, ILC109 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8c2219af3c78e7324c693e4fff50cebdffa4c05.001.1