FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 944 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
.SYNOPSIS...HEAVY RAINS OF AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WILL CAUSE THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING.
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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944 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 845 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES IN LONDON
  MILLS.
&&
                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN
SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15  11.0 THU 9 PM    14.6   19.4   17.9
$$

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1220 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1220 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1220 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVER...THE ILLINOIS 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 ILLINOIS RIVER AT HENRY...THE LATEST STAGE IS 15.0 FEET AT 11
AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 23 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
WITH A CREST OF 23.8 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHICH IS 0.8 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 23 FEET
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT 23 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT THE
MARINA IN HENRY ALONG WITH MINOR FLOODING OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE
RIVER.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR PEORIA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 11.3 FEET AT
11 AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 20.4 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH
IS 2.4 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD
STAGE OF 18 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.4 FEET AT
11 AM THURSDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 20.4 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH IS 6.4
FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE
OF 14 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN
ILLINOIS RIVER
HENRY             23  15.0 THU 11 AM   16.3   18.0   20.0
PEORIA            18  11.3 THU 11 AM   13.1   14.8   16.4
HAVANA            14  12.4 THU 11 AM   13.5   16.2   17.2
$$
07

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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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...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF RAIN BETWEEN
A HALF AND 1 INCH BY MIDNIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN 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.
$$