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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued at Thu 4:31 PM May. 2
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.
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Flood Warning
Issued at Thu 10:29 AM May. 2
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action

Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of thelatest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Staytuned for further updates on this flooding situation.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

Description

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inIllinois...Illinois River at Peoria affecting Woodford, Tazewell and PeoriaCounties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inIllinois...Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Schuyler, Brown, Morganand Cass Counties.Illinois River near Havana affecting Cass, Fulton and MasonCounties..The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soilmoisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Illinois River at Peoria.* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Some flooding begins to bottomland notprotected by levees.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.5 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:45 AM CDT Thursday was 18.5 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.1feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below floodstage early Wednesday morning.- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood