FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 101 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 712 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
  MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE AFFECTING MCLEAN...TAZEWELL AND
  WOODFORD COUNTIES
.THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH HAS OCCURRED OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE
PAST 24 HOURS HAS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT IN BANK RISES ALONG THE MACKINAW
RIVER.
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THIS RIVER NEED TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION.
&&
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101 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE MACKINAW RIVER NEAR CONGERVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 1245 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.
&&
                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON
MACKINAW RIVER
 CONGERVILLE       13  10.8 FRI 1 AM    13.6   12.6   10.5
$$

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 920 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...
.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH OUT OF TEXAS INTO
THE MISSOURI/IOWA AREA BY CHRISTMAS DAY. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...
ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO
3 INCHES. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST
OF INTERSTATES 55 AND 72.
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KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
920 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...FULTON...
KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...MENARD...
MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT...SCHUYLER...SCOTT...
SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...
EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...
EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND.
* UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY
* EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* THE LATEST SOIL TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS INDICATE
THE FROST DEPTH AT BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF
THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COUPLED WITH THE FROZEN TOPSOIL WILL
HELP TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA RIVERS...CREEKS
AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
AUTEN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 244 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF RAIN OF A HALF TO 1 INCH WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY MIDNIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN...FALLING ON
A PARTIALLY FROZEN GROUND FROM I-74 NORTH...WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS INCLUDING
RIVERS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES FURTHER NORTHEAST ON CHRISTMAS DAY...COLDER
AIR WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE REGION...CAUSING LINGERING RAIN OR
DRIZZLE TO CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. TEMPERATURES DROPPING
BELOW FREEZING BY AFTERNOON CHRISTMAS DAY...COUPLED WITH THE
FALLING SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$