On the final weekend of Summer the flood waters of the Illinois River are cresting and will begin receding slowly.
The latest NWS information is posted below.
Issued by The National Weather
Service
Lincoln, IL
10:13 am CDT, Wed., Sep. 24, 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 930 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.4 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * FORECAST... THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 23.1 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT... AT 23.2 FEET... GLOBE (CRABTREE) LEVEE IS OVERTOPPED.
