Flood Warning Updated
From
City of Havana
Sent
Tue, Aug 25 @ 9:48pm
Where
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Description
Flood Warning issued August 25 at 9:42PM CDT until August 29 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Schuyler, Morgan, Cass and
Brown Counties.
Illinois River near Havana affecting Mason, Cass and Fulton
Counties.
.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Havana.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins to agricultural areas
not protected by levees.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 15.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday morning and continue falling to 11.5 feet Tuesday,
September 01.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the
latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay tuned
for further updates on this flooding situation.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 945 AM CDT.
This notification was posted by City of Havana. City of Havana is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
