WGUS83 KLSX 091559
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1059 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER IN ILLINOIS..

  AT VALLEY CITY AFFECTING PIKE AND SCOTT COUNTIES 

  AT HARDIN AFFECTING CALHOUN AND JERSEY COUNTIES 

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING
THE LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING TIME FRAME IN CONJUNCTION WITH 0.5
TO 1 INCH/ES OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND
LESS THAN 0.25 INCHES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

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1059 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH 
  NEXT WEEK AND SHOULD BE NEAR 12.0 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.


$$

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1059 AM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING AND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN 
  FALLING SUNDAY.  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY FALLING 
  THROUGH NEXT WEEK AND SHOULD BE NEAR 28.0 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING.

$$

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                   FLD  LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG   05/10  05/11  05/12  05/13  05/14

ILLINOIS RIVER
  VALLEY CITY      11   12.9             12.9   12.8   12.7   12.5
  HARDIN           25   28.8             28.7   28.6   28.4   28.1