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Dense Fog Advisory
Issued: 7:44 AM May. 17, 2024 – National Weather Service
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central
Illinois, east central and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave
plenty of braking distance ahead of you.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 12:56 AM May. 17, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Illinois River from Starved Rock Lock and Dam downstream
to confluence with Big Bureau Creek, including the La Salle gauge.

* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural areas in La Salle, Spring
Valley, and Peru are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:45 PM CDT Thursday was 20.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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