Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois
Areas Affected: McLean, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 7:26pm CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 7:26pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 7:00am CDT
Event Onset: Thursday 7:26pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TOMORROW MORNING... ...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Mackinaw River near Congerville affecting McLean, Tazewell and Woodford 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...Mackinaw River near Congerville. * WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Widespread agricultural flooding occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:45 PM CDT Thursday was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 3.8 feet Thursday, June 25. - Flood stage is 13.0 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55972fe999ac448b83dae1d4d48c0cb30a58a38b.001.1 Codes: ILC113, ILC179, ILC203 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55972fe999ac448b83dae1d4d48c0cb30a58a38b.001.1