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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:36 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River near Watts. * WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to near Fidler's Bend. Permanent campgrounds are affected. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 14.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:36 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River at Chewey. * WHEN...From this afternoon to late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Fidler's Bend to near Hanging Rock. Water begins to affect access to Winset Hollow. Road access near the river to residential homes southeast of Chewey Bridge may be compromised. Water impacts 630 Road east of the Cherokee/Adair County line. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 13.0 feet around midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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