Lewistown, IL Weather Warnings

Issue Date: 505 AM CDT Fri May 20 2022
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Illinois and west central Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe storms are possible late this afternoon through tonight. The main threat will be hail up to an inch and isolated damaging winds up to 60 mph. Locally heavy rainfall of up to 1 inch is likely through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong to severe storms will be possible again late Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening, mainly southeast of the Illinois river. The main threat will be hail up to an inch and isolated damaging winds up to 60 mph. Locally heavy rainfall of up to 1 inch is possible Saturday through Saturday night. Lingering flooding on the Illinois River near Havana and Beardstown should subside on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed from 4 to 9 pm, late this afternoon through tonight.

Issue Date: 817 PM CDT Thu May 19 2022
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River near Havana. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins to agricultural areas not protected by levees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Thursday was 14.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday morning and continue falling to 12.3 feet Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Illinois River Havana 14.0 14.5 Thu 7 pm CDT 14.1 13.7 13.2 && LAT...LON 4053 8988 4047 8980 4034 9002 4012 9017 4018 9023 4039 9010