River Flood Warning 9, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Feb 27, 2011, 10:30 AM CST (16:30 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST

Expired

Feb 28, 2011, 10:13 AM CST

In force

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

Written for the forecast point Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills (LNMI2). The gauge peaked at 9.95 ft at Mar 1, 2011, 7:00 AM CST.

Action stage

13 ft

Minor stage

15 ft

Moderate stage

21 ft

Major stage

24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05569500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

236 
WGUS43 KILX 271630
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

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

  SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO AFFECTING PIATT COUNTY
  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES

.SYNOPSIS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWMELT OVER THE AREA IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS 
HAS SATURATED THE GROUND IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.  THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED 
OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN 
ABUNDANT RUNOFF AND RESULT IN RIVER RISES.  THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON 
ANTICIPATED PRECIPITATION AND ANYONE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER 
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR  ANY FORECAST CHANGES. 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

ILC147-280630-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0008.110228T1800Z-110305T0300Z/
/MNTI2.1.ER.110228T1800Z.110302T1200Z.110304T2100Z.NO/
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO.
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT  845 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 14.4 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGINS.

&&


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

SANGAMON RIVER
 MONTICELLO        13   9.9 SUN 9 AM    12.3   13.9   14.4



$$

ILC057-095-280630-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0009.110228T1650Z-110303T1330Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.110228T1650Z.110301T1800Z.110303T0730Z.NO/
1030 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  945 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 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 19.4 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...DAMAGE BEGINS TO SOME RESIDENCES IN LONDON 
  MILLS.

&&


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

SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15   7.3 SUN 10 AM   12.9   19.2   18.1



$$

029 
WGUS83 KILX 280441
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1041 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
 
  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES 

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.

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/.

&&

ILC057-095-281841-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0009.110302T0000Z-110302T0730Z/
/LNMI2.1.ER.110302T0000Z.110302T0000Z.110302T0130Z.NO/
1041 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS. 
* FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT  945 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AT 6 PM...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND 
  NEAR THE RIVER.

&&

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

SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15   7.2 SUN 10 PM    9.3   13.7   14.0

$$

927 
WGUS83 KILX 281613
FLSILX

FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1013 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
ILLINOIS...
 
  SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS AFFECTING FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES.

.WHILE RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE SPOON RIVER OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR SO...FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL 
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. 

SINCE FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT 
ON THIS FLOODING EVENT.

ILC057-095-281643-
/O.CAN.KILX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110302T0730Z/
/LNMI2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1013 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS.
* AT  945 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11.5 FEET 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

&&

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

SPOON RIVER
 LONDON MILLS      15   8.5 MON 10 AM   11.3   11.1    9.3

$$
GEELHART

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