WGUS83 KLSX 100124 FLSLSX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 824 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS... ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY AFFECTING PIKE AND SCOTT COUNTIES ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN AFFECTING CALHOUN AND JERSEY COUNTIES .THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF ABOVE AVERAGE RAIN FALL OF AROUND 1 INCH THIS PAST WEEK WITH AN AVERAGE OF 0.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING 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/ ILC149-171-110124- /O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /VALI2.2.ER.080206T0251Z.080223T1600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 824 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ ILC013-083-110123- /O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0107.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HARI2.1.ER.080410T2240Z.080510T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 824 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO NEAR 28 FEET TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 28.6 FEET...LOW LYING BUILDINGS FLOOD IN HARDIN $$ && FLD LATEST 7AM FORECAST LOCATION STG OBS STG 05/10 05/11 05/12 05/13 05/14 ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY CITY 11 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.3 HARDIN 25 28.7 28.8 28.6 28.4 28.2 27.9