Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning continues 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 morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.3 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood