Elsberry, Missouri

... The Flood Warning that was in effect Lincoln... Montgomery...
Warren... Greene... Calhoun and Jersey counties will be allowed to
expire at 830 am CST...

Excess runoff from heavy rain has ended over the warned area. Streams
and creeks in the warned area have receded or were beginning to
recede... ending the flood threat. If flooding has been observed...
please report it to your local law enforcement agency.

Lat... Lon 3951 9016 3900 9015 3900 9027 3892 9030
      3896 9047 3887 9058 3890 9064 3894 9067
      3889 9089 3889 9096 3856 9098 3870 9133
      3871 9165 3914 9164 3914 9119 3922 9118
      3922 9073 3940 9089 3939 9062 3953 9056


Carney

829 PM CST sun Nov 15 2009

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Cuivre river near Troy
* from this evening to Tuesday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 PM Sunday the stage was 16.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tonight and crest near 24.2 feet
by Monday morning.
* Forecast... the river will fall below flood stage by Monday late evening.
* Impact... at 24.4 feet... gravens Road begins flooding north of Highway c.
* Impact... at 23.0 feet... considerable agricultural land is flooded
between Troy and Moscow Mills.
* Impact... at 22.0 feet... right bank overflows.
* Impact... at 21.0 feet... flood stage. Left bank overflows. Minor flooding begins.
* Impact... at 18.0 feet... from Highway 61 east to Frenchmans Bluff...
low lying agricultural land is inundated.


                   Fld latest 7am forecast
location stg obs stg 11/16 11/17 11/18 11/19 11/20

... Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Illinois and Missouri... including the following
counties... in Illinois... Adams IL... Brown IL... Calhoun IL...
Greene IL... Jersey IL... Macoupin IL and Pike IL. In Missouri...
Knox... Lewis... Lincoln... Marion... Pike... Ralls and Shelby.

* Through late tonight

* periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will affect the region
through tonight as a strong low pressure system moves into the
Mississippi Valley.

* Expect gradual rises up to and exceeding flood stage on area
streams and rivers through the period. Localized heavy rain
could cause smaller streams and creeks to respond more rapidly
than larger rivers.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means that flooding is possible but not imminent in
the watch area. People in the watch area are urged to check on
preparedness requirements... especially if you have interests
along area rivers. Stay informed... and be ready for action if
flooding is observed or if a Flood Warning is issued.