FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 902 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1102 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX  /LOWER CASE/.
ILC057-125-261702-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0089.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/HAVI2.2.ER.091225T1305Z.100103T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
902 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 830 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.5 FEET BY
SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON
ILLINOIS RIVER
HAVANA            14  14.7 FRI 8 PM    15.3   16.6   17.7
$$

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 847 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 847 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
ILC057-261447-
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
847 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVER...THE SPOON RIVER.
THE FOLLOWING FLOOD FORECASTS ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON EXPECTED
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
CREST FORECASTS AT THIS TIME AND SO THEY WILL LIKELY BE ADJUSTED ONCE
THE RAINFALL IS OBSERVED.
FOR THE SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE...THE LATEST STAGE IS 21.2 FEET AT 8
AM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 22 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
WITH A CREST OF 22.1 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH IS 0.1 FEET
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF
22 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AT 22 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD
AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR THE RIVER.
FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON
SPOON RIVER
SEVILLE           22  21.2 FRI 8 AM    22.0   22.1   21.5
$$
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 311 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

Expires:200912261200;;
FLUS43 KILX 252106
HWOILX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
306 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>050-052>057-061-261200-
CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-FULTON-KNOX-
LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-PEORIA-
PIATT-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-SHELBY-STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD-
306 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED OVER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS SINCE WEDNESDAY...MANY RIVERS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS WERE IN FLOOD. THE ILLINOIS RIVER IS ON THE RISE AGAIN
WITH HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN IN FLOOD. THE MACKINAW RIVER AT
CONGERVILLE AND SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AND LONDON MILLS IS
FLOODING... WHILE PORTIONS OF THE SANGAMON RIVER IS IN
FLOOD...ESPECIALLY FOR MONTICELLO AND CHANDLERVILLE AND OAKFORD
EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STATE OVERNIGHT.
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES
IN THE 20S...COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF TO
1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN AS WELL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE STORM
WILL BE SLOW TO PULL OUT OF OUR AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR
SO ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM PEORIA
NORTH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$