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Flood Warning, Flash Flood Warning

Statement as of 11:34 PM CDT on May 20, 2013

Expires 5:30 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Grafton
* until further notice.
* At 11:00 PM Monday the stage was 22.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 22.6 feet by
Tuesday morning then begin falling.
* Impact... at 22.5 feet... east end of Main Street in Portage Des Sioux
begins flooding near this height.


Lat... Lon 3881 9057 3888 9057 3899 9046 3895 9028 3882 9048





1022 PM CDT Mon may 20 2013

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jersey County in southwest Illinois...
Macoupin County in southwest Illinois...
northwestern Madison County in southwest Illinois...

* until 430 am CDT Tuesday

* at 1020 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the
warned area. Radar estimates rains of 1 to 3 inches across the
area over the last several hours... .and additional moderate to
heavy rain can be expected through 11 PM.

* Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to
occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Alton... Bethalto... Carlinville... Gillespie... Godfrey...
Jerseyville... Staunton... Virden... Wood River... Benld... Brighton...
Bunker Hill... Dorsey... Elsah... Girard... Grafton... Hartford...
Kemper... Mount Olive... Palmyra... Prairietown... Roxana... Shipman...
Wilsonville and Worden.

A storm spotter 1 mile south of Medora reported 2.4 inches so far
this evening.

This warning also includes...
Interstate 55 in Illinois from Exit 41 to Exit 44.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warning area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property. Do not attempt to cross
swiftly flowing waters or waters of unknown depth by foot or by
automobile.


Lat... Lon 3952 8970 3900 8971 3881 9011 3885 9011
      3891 9022 3897 9042 3897 9048 3895 9052
      3899 9057 3911 9061 3918 9058 3918 9051
      3916 9050 3918 9049 3918 9031 3922 9031
      3923 9020 3925 9020 3926 9015 3952 9015


Truett



856 PM CDT Mon may 20 2013

The Flood Warning continues for
the Illinois River at Hardin.
* At 8:30 PM Monday the stage was 28.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast... the river will fall to near 28.5 feet by Wednesday morning.


Lat... Lon 3952 9064 3952 9052 3898 9048 3891 9054 3903 9062



                   fld latest 7am forecast
location stg obs stg 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25

Illinois River
La Grange ld T 23.0 23.79 23.6 23.5 23.5 23.3 23.0


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