Flood Warning

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

La Moine River at Ripley.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 24 hours.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...La Moine River at Ripley.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, FLOOD STAGE. Farmland flooding and rural damages begin. At 23.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Extensive cropland is flooded below the gauge near the LaGrange Lock Road bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 21.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 22.8 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.