FLOOD STATEMENT

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...




MISSISSIPPI RIVER...



AT CANTON LOCK AND DAM 20...AFFECTING ADAMS AND LEWIS COUNTIES

AT QUINCY...AFFECTING ADAMS AND MARION COUNTIES

AT QUINCY LOCK AND DAM 21...AFFECTING ADAMS AND MARION COUNTIES

AT HANNIBAL...AFFECTING PIKE AND MARION COUNTIES

AT SAVERTON LOCK AND DAM 22...AFFECTING PIKE AND RALLS COUNTIES

AT LOUISIANA...AFFECTING PIKE COUNTY

AT CLARKSVILLE LOCK AND DAM 24...AFFECTING CALHOUN AND PIKE COUNTIES

AT WINFIELD LOCK AND DAM 25...AFFECTING CALHOUN AND LINCOLN COUNTIES

AT GRAFTON...AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES

AT ALTON LOCK AND DAM 26...AFFECTING MADISON AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES

AT ST. LOUIS...AFFECTING ST. CLAIR...ST. LOUIS AND ST. LOUIS CITY COUNTIES

AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY



.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON HEAVY RAINS ACROSS NORTHERN

PORTIONS OF THE BASIN OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS...WITH A BASIN-WIDE

AVERAGE OF 0.50 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE : for flood cleanup chicago workers

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1113 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>099-102-MOZ036-052-065-075-
290100-
/O.EXB.KLSX.HT.Y.0008.100728T1613Z-100729T0100Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-LINCOLN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
STE. GENEVIEVE MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM...
CHESTER...QUINCY...BOWLING GREEN
1113 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2010
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
434 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 432 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 2 AND A HALF INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN NEW HANDOVER AND FOUNTAIN.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FOUNTAIN AND NEW HANDOVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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