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River Flood Warning 91, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 24, 2008Clay County, Richland County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Dec 24, 2008, 10:04 AM CST for Clay County, Richland County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 24, 2008, 8:29 PM CST. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2008, 10:04 AM CST (16:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2008, 8:29 PM CST
Expired
Jan 2, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Clay County, IL, Richland County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Little Wabash River below Clay City (CLAI2). The gauge peaked at 20.30 ft at Jan 2, 2009, 3:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
22 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03379500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS43 KILX 241604
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1004 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS... 

  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES

.SYNOPSIS...HEAVY RAINS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS SINCE TUESDAY WILL
CAUSE THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CLAY CITY TO RISE TO ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THIS RIVER NEED TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION. 

ILC025-159-250604-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0091.081225T1000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081225T1000Z.081226T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1004 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  11.6 WED 9 AM    16.6   19.3   19.1

$$

KH
15 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS83 KILX 250229
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
829 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-251629-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.081225T0229Z-081229T0300Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081226T1800Z.081228T2100Z.NO/
829 PM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 600 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  16.2 WED 6 PM    18.4   19.3   19.0



$$
SMITH
000 
WGUS83 KILX 251454
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
854 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-260454-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081229T1100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081226T1200Z.081229T0500Z.NO/
854 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS MEASURED AT 16.2 FEET.
* AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 18.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY 
  DAWN FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  16.2 WED 6 PM    19.5   19.0   17.3

$$

kh
000 
WGUS83 KILX 251557
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
957 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-260557-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081229T1100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081226T1200Z.081229T0500Z.NO/
957 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 945 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&

                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.2 THU 10 AM   19.5   19.0   17.3

$$

KH
000 
WGUS83 KILX 260155
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
755 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-261555-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081229T1100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081226T1800Z.081229T0500Z.NO/
755 PM CST THU DEC 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  945 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.2 THU 10 AM   19.4   19.1   17.5



$$
SMITH
000 
WGUS83 KILX 261726
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1126 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-270726-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081229T2000Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081226T1800Z.081229T1400Z.NO/
1126 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.6 FRI 8 AM    19.1   18.0   16.2



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 270318
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
918 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-271718-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-081231T1900Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081227T0600Z.081231T1300Z.NO/
918 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.8 FEET BY 
  EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.6 FRI 8 AM    18.8   18.5   17.7



$$
SMITH
000 
WGUS83 KILX 271555
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
955 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-280555-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090101T0100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081227T1400Z.081231T1900Z.NO/
955 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.6 SAT 8 AM    18.4   17.9   17.7



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 280258
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
858 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-281658-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090101T0100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081227T1400Z.081231T1900Z.NO/
858 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  18.6 SAT 8 AM    18.4   17.9   17.7



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 281726
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1126 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-290726-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1126 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1000 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY 
  TUESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    MON    TUE    WED

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  19.3 SUN 10 AM   19.9   21.0   20.6



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 290218
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
817 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-291617-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
817 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  800 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY 
  TUESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...THE ROAD 1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    MON    TUE    WED

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  19.6 SUN 8 PM    19.9   21.0   20.6



$$
SMITH
000 
WGUS83 KILX 291527
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
927 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-300527-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090103T0800Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T1800Z.090103T0200Z.NO/
927 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 815 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...THE ROAD 1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    TUE    WED    THU

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  19.9 MON 8 AM    20.9   20.7   19.5



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 300232
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
832 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-301632-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090102T1900Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T1800Z.090102T1300Z.NO/
832 PM CST MON DEC 29 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  645 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.4 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...THE ROAD 1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    TUE    WED    THU

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  20.1 MON 7 PM    20.3   20.1   18.8



$$
SMITH
000 
WGUS83 KILX 301728
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1128 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-310728-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090102T1100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T0600Z.090102T0500Z.NO/
1128 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  945 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...THE ROAD 1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  20.1 TUE 10 AM   19.6   18.2   14.9



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 310153
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
753 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-311553-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090102T1100Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T0600Z.090102T0500Z.NO/
753 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  715 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  19.9 TUE 7 PM    19.6   18.2   14.9



$$
000 
WGUS83 KILX 311631
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1031 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND 
  COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND 
PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 
ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

ILC025-159-010631-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090102T1200Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.081224T2300Z.081230T0600Z.090102T0600Z.NO/
1031 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1145 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         16  19.9 WED 12 AM   18.2   15.1   12.5



$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Dec 24, 5:56 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 5:56 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
556 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 250 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

WARMER AIR HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH
ALL LOCATIONS ABOVE FREEZING. WARMEST CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST TIP WHERE TEMPERATURES WERE CLOSE TO 40 DEGREES. LOCAL
RADAR JUST SHOWING SOME PATCHES OF DRIZZLE LINGERING...ALTHOUGH
REGIONAL MOSAICS SHOW NEXT AREA OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
ADVANCING NORTHEAST OUT OF WESTERN MISSOURI.

08Z SURFACE MAP SHOWS COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM WESTERN
WISCONSIN...ACROSS EASTERN IOWA INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW/WAVE WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. PASSAGE OF
THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER WILL BE THE PRIMARY
ISSUE FOR TODAYS FORECAST. NEXT STORM SYSTEM IN THE
FRIDAY/SATURDAY TIME FRAME ALSO A CONCERN.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
NAM MODEL CONTINUES TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH RESOLVING THE
INTENSITY OF THE LOW PRESSURE WITH THIS STORM...SO LEANED TOWARD
THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS IN THAT REGARD. LOW CENTER EXPECTED TO
RACE NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS
MORNING...QUICKLY INTENSIFYING IN THE PROCESS. ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT TO SWEEP ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDDAY.
WHEN PRECIPITATION DOES FORM OR ARRIVE...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW
MUCH OF THE AREA TO BE WARM ENOUGH FOR PRIMARILY RAIN AT THE
ONSET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW NORTHWEST OF I-55. A CHANGEOVER
TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AS PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF QUICKLY BEHIND
THE FRONT. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS
RIVER...IN THE RANGE OF AN INCH OR SO. TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN WINDS INCREASING INTO THE
20-25 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS...RESULTING IN SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR THIS AREA INTO MID-AFTERNOON TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. REMAINING
ADVISORIES BETWEEN I-72 AND THE ILLINOIS RIVER HAVE BEEN
CANCELED.

WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
MIDWEST. THIS WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WARM AIR
ADVECTION EXPECTED AGAIN...WITH SIGNIFICANT WARMING OF THE 900 MB
LAYER THURSDAY NIGHT. LIGHT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH
THIS WAA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT INITIAL FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET SHOULD QUICKLY TURN TO ALL RAIN BY MORNING OVER MUCH OF THE
CWA...WITH THE NORTHERN THIRD THE LAST TO SWITCH. TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE NIGHTTIME LOWS OCCURRING
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
ON THE PLUS SIDE WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM...TEMPERATURES WILL
DEFINITELY BE WARM ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL NOT BE AN
ISSUE. HOWEVER...OTHER CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE HEAVY RAINFALL AND
THUNDER POTENTIAL.

SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND DURING THE DAY ON
FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING POPS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. MOISTURE
WILL BE SURGING INTO THE AREA...WITH DEWPOINTS OVER 50 DEGREES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CWA FRIDAY NIGHT. INCREASING INSTABILITY
AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT WILL HELP PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BY
FRIDAY NIGHT. BETTER CHANCES OF STORMS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS THE
FRONT APPROACHES. GFS AND ECMWF MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH
THE TIMING...ENTERING THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY BY SATURDAY
MORNING. CURRENT OUTLOOKS HAVE ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA
IN A SEVERE WEATHER RISK FOR SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...A HEAVY RAIN
THREAT EXISTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WITH GROUND
STARTING TO FREEZE FROM THE RECENT COLD WEATHER...THIS COULD
RESULT IN ISSUES WITH FLOODING DUE TO RUNOFF.

SYSTEM PULLS OUT SATURDAY NIGHT AND UPPER PATTERN IS STILL
EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ZONAL. THIS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES
NEAR OR JUST ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

GEELHART
&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 555 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

EXCEPT FOR SPI...ALL SITES ARE IN THE VLIFR CATEGORY DUE TO VERY
LOW CIGS AND VIS. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING
UNTIL THE PCPN BEGINS...WHICH WILL BE LATER THIS MORNING. PCPN
AT PIA AND BMI WILL START AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX AND THEN CHANGE TO
ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AT SPI...DEC AND BMI...PCPN WILL
START AS RAIN AND THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATER THIS
MORNING. LIFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SINCE THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...PCPN WILL END
QUICKLY AND MODELS INDICATE CLEAR OCCURRING FROM WEST TO EAST. PIA
AND BMI WILL HANG ON TO CLOUDS LONGER WHILE THE OTHER THREE WILL
SEE SCATTERED CLOUDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CLEARING WILL TAKE
PLACE AT ALL SITES SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
GIVE WAY TO WESTERLY WINDS AS FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA
QUICKLY THIS MORNING. AFTER FROPA...WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME
GUSTY...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

AUTEN
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ILZ027>030-036.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 6:50 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
650 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

ILZ027>030-036-251200-
FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-PEORIA-STARK-
650 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...CHANGING
ANY RAIN TODAY TO ALL SNOW. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE IT ENDS LATE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PATCHY DENSE FOG...COMBINED WITH THE STILL
SLUSHY ROADWAYS AND GUSTY WEST WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THEREFORE MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE
PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT WILL START AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET. HOWEVER...BY FRIDAY THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO ALL RAIN AND REMAIN IN A LIQUID FORM THROUGH SATURDAY. A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR WITH THE RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH THE
GROUND STILL FROZEN FROM THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF COLD
TEMPERATURES...THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING
PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ031-037-038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-251200-
CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-
DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-LOGAN-MACON-MASON-
MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-
SCOTT-SHELBY-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD-
650 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL ALSO FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG...COMBINED WITH THE STILL SLUSHY ROADWAYS AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS...WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THEREFORE
MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH DESTINATIONS THIS
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE
PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT WILL START AS A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET. HOWEVER...BY FRIDAY THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO ALL RAIN AND REMAIN IN A LIQUID FORM THROUGH SATURDAY. A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR WITH THE RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH THE
GROUND STILL FROZEN OR JUST COLD FROM THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF COLD
TEMPERATURES...THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING
PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EAST OF INTERSTATE 55.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

AUTEN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 24, 7:47 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
747 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             ST. DAVID               40.49N 90.05W
12/24/2008  M0.3 INCH        FULTON             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL

&&
Local storm report, Dec 24, 8:05 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
805 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     SNOW             MINONK                  40.90N 89.04W
12/24/2008  M0.4 INCH        WOODFORD           IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL

0730 AM     SNOW             KNOXVILLE               40.91N 90.29W
12/24/2008  M1.0 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL

&&
Local storm report, Dec 24, 8:13 AM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
813 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             GALESBURG               40.95N 90.38W
12/24/2008  M0.4 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL

&&
Local storm report, Dec 24, 8:29 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
829 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     FREEZING RAIN    3 W BISMARCK            40.27N 87.66W
12/23/2008  M0.25 INCH       VERMILION          IL   MESONET

            ICE ACCUMULATION

&&
Local storm report, Dec 24, 8:34 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
834 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     FREEZING RAIN    PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
12/23/2008  M0.10 INCH       PEORIA             IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ICE ACCUMULATION

0824 AM     SNOW             PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
12/24/2008  M1.0 INCH        PEORIA             IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL

&&
Local storm report, Dec 24, 9:18 AM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
918 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             3 ENE BLOOMINGTON       40.50N 88.92W
12/24/2008  M0.2 INCH        MCLEAN             IL   MESONET

            24 HOUR TOTAL...COCORAHS REPORT.

0700 AM     SNOW             2 SE HOMER              40.01N 87.93W
12/24/2008  M0.1 INCH        VERMILION          IL   MESONET

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL...COCORAHS REPORT

0700 AM     SNOW             1 WSW TUSCOLA           39.79N 88.30W
12/24/2008  M0.5 INCH        DOUGLAS            IL   MESONET

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL...COCORAHS REPORT

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

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Sources

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