Lincoln

The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Winfield lock and dam 25
* until further notice.
* At 6:00 am Tuesday the stage was 29.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river is forecast to fall slowly to near 19.2 feet Thursday
morning.


Lat... Lon 3922 9081 3923 9071 3888 9057 3881 9057 3887 9074

1047 am CDT Tue may 21 2013

The Flood Warning continues for
the Cuivre river at Old Monroe
* until Saturday evening.
* At 6:45 am Tuesday the stage was 24.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river is forecast to crest near 26.3 feet late Wednesday
afternoon. Additional rises are possible.


Lat... Lon 3875 9063 3879 9066 3883 9063 3882 9061 3876 9062



                   fld latest 7am forecast
location stg obs stg 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26

1047 am CDT Tue may 21 2013

The Flood Warning continues for
the Cuivre river near Troy
* until this evening.
* At 10:30 am Tuesday the stage was 21.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river is currently cresting near 21.9 feet and is forecast
to fall below flood stage this evening.
* Impact... at 22.0 feet... right bank overflows.

Lat... Lon 3901 9100 3903 9095 3895 9089 3893 9090

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Columbia ASOS...

a record rainfall of 1.48 inches was set at Columbia ASOS yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 1.2 set in 1947.

05/20/2013 0935 PM

4 miles W of Old Monroe, Lincoln County.

Flash flood, reported by law enforcement.


            Water up to 12 inches deep at the intersection of
            Highway c and Green Acres Road




05/20/2013 0935 PM

4 miles W of Old Monroe, Lincoln County.

Flash flood, reported by law enforcement.


            Water up to 12 inches deep at the intersection of
            Highway c and Green Acres Road

... Preliminary damage survey results confirm short-lived tornado in
Mount Olive Illinois...

* maximum ef-scale rating: EF-2

* fatalities: none

* injuries: 3 minor

* begin time/location: 05/20/2013 1014 PM

* end time/location: 05/20/2013 1015 PM

* maximum estimated wind speed: 120-125 mph

* path length: approximately 1 mile

* maximum path width: 75 yards

* discussion/damage: preliminary survey results indicate a tornado
touched down in the downtown portion of Mount Olive and traveled
east. The damage path was 4 blocks long and ranged from 50-75
yards wide. The second story of a brick building was blown
off... large sections of several roofs were blown 2 blocks to the
north... a historic 2 story home had the roof blown off... and
windows were blown out of several homes and businesses.

This preliminary information was determined by a National
Weather Service survey team and is subject to change pending
final review of the event and publication in National Weather
Service storm data.

This information can also be found on our website at
www.Weather.Gov/lsx. More information will be available at
a later date when surveys have been completed.

For reference... the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes
into the following categories:

EF0... wind speeds 65 to 85 mph
EF1... wind speeds 86 to 110 mph
EF2... wind speeds 111 to 135 mph
EF3... wind speeds 136 to 165 mph
EF4... wind speeds 166 to 200 mph
EF5... wind speeds greater than 200 mph