FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 855 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO AFFECTING PIATT COUNTY
SANGAMON RIVER NEAR OAKFORD AFFECTING CASS...MASON AND MENARD
COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
SANGAMON RIVER NEAR CHANDLERVILLE AFFECTING CASS AND MASON
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/.
ILC017-125-129-261654-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0090.091226T0800Z-091231T0900Z/
/OKFI2.1.ER.091226T0800Z.091228T0600Z.091231T0300Z.NO/
855 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SANGAMON RIVER NEAR OAKFORD.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 745 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 470.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 471.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 471.8 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 471.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS NOT
PROTECTED BY LEVEES.
FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON
SANGAMON RIVER
OAKFORD           471  470.6 FRI 8 PM   471.2  471.6  471.8
$$

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1214 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1214 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
ILC129-261814-
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1214 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVER...THE SANGAMON 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 SANGAMON RIVER AT PETERSBURG...THE LATEST STAGE IS 17.5 FEET
AT 11 AM FRIDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 23 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 23.9 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH IS 0.9
FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 23 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE EARLY NEXT FRIDAY MORNING. AT 23 FEET...EXTENSIVE
AGRICULTURAL AND LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.
FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON
SANGAMON RIVER
PETERSBURG        23  17.5 FRI 11 AM   19.3   21.0   23.1
$$
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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.
$$