Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

Sangamon River at Monticello affecting Piatt County.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Sangamon River at Monticello.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Thursday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.7 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood