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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY
802 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR A PORTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...AFFECTING AREAS NEAR CAPE
GIRARDEAU...

.RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY FALL THIS WEEK...DROPPING
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...

NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW
CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED
FORECASTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/

&&

ILC003-077-181-MOC031-157-201-250200-
/O.CON.KPAH.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-091125T0200Z/
/CPGM7.1.ER.091119T1640Z.091122T1400Z.091124T2000Z.NO/
802 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 32.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS.  THE MISSISSIPPI
  RIVER BACKS INTO SEVERAL CREEKS PRODUCING FLOODING.

$$

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
738 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

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

  MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

        AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RUNOFF ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY
RAINS DURING THE MID PORTION OF NOVEMBER WITH AN AVERAGE OF 0.20 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

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.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/

&&

ILC157-250138-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0258.000000T0000Z-091125T1120Z/
/CHSI2.2.ER.091118T0745Z.091122T0800Z.091124T1120Z.NO/
738 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY.


$$

&&
                   FLD  LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG   11/24  11/25  11/26  11/27  11/28

MISSISSIPPI RIVER
  CHESTER          27   28.51      26.9   23.5   21.9   21.1   20.5

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
730 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

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

  MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

       AT GRAFTON...AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
       AT ALTON LOCK AND DAM 26...AFFECTING MADISON AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES
       AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RUNOFF ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY
RAINS DURING THE MID PORTION OF NOVEMBER WITH AN AVERAGE OF 0.30 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

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.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER
CASE/

&&


ILC013-083-250129-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0216.000000T0000Z-091130T1800Z/
/HARI2.1.ER.091030T0152Z.091103T1500Z.091129T1800Z.NO/
730 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 30.
* AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

&&
                   FLD  LATEST                7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     11/24  11/25  11/26  11/27  11/28

ILLINOIS RIVER
  LA GRANGE LD TW   23    25.10      25.0   24.6   24.2   23.8   23.4
  MEREDOSIA        432   437.37     437.3  437.1  436.9  436.7  436.3
  VALLEY CITY       11    17.53      17.4   17.0   16.6   16.0   15.4
  HARDIN            25    27.07      26.8   26.4   26.1   25.8   25.5


Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
808 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-250215-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
808 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE WITH NO SEVERE STORMS
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

$$

DSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
544 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-242245-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
544 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A COLDER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE IN CENTRAL INDIANA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH SNOW SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THANKSGIVING DAY...EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. NO ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED BUT THE
COMBINATION OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND WET ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE SOME SLICK SPOTS THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
344 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-242345-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
344 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS IN A
FEW LOCATIONS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING MAINLY EAST OF
INTERSTATE 55.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

$$

MBS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
221 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

ILZ027>031-037-038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-241200-
CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT-
DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-KNOX-LAWRENCE-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-
MCLEAN-MOULTRIE-PEORIA-PIATT-RICHLAND-SANGAMON-SHELBY-STARK-
TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD-
221 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STORM SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY
AND CONTINUE INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE
STORM SYSTEM LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH SOME OF THE LIGHT
RAIN MIXING WITH LIGHT SNOW. NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$


Short Term Forecast


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
314 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

MOZ082-083-092-095>098-103>106-241200-
TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-STONE-TANEY-
OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...
WINONA...EMINENCE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...
FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
314 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.NOW...
A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI
THIS MORNING. LOCATIONS NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE AND TO THE EAST WILL
EXPERIENCE THIS LIGHT RAIN. ONLY A TRACE TO JUST A FEW HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...AS THIS BAND MOVES TO THE
EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH. COMMUNITIES LIKELY AFFECTED
THROUGH 5 AM INCLUDE...PROTEM...THEODOSIA...THORNFIELD...GAINESVILLE...AREAS
NEAR BULL SHOALS LAKE...AVA...GENTRYVILLE...AND WEST PLAINS.

$$
CRAMER

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
227 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-241030-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...
MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON...
BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...
MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...
DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...
CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
227 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.NOW...
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...AREAS OF FOG AND LIGHT DRIZZLE AND
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE QUAD STATE. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED.

$$

RST

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