Sunday, March 10, 2013

Flood Potential Outlook 11:27:26.4083353

THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVERS: KISHWAUKEE
RIVER...PECATONICA RIVER.

RECENT RAINFALL HAS HELPED MELT THE SNOW PACK WHICH HAS CAUSED RISES
OF WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THE REST OF
TODAY INTO TONIGHT...ALONG WITH THE FURTHER MELTING OF THE EXISTING
SNOW PACK...WILL ADD TO THE WATER LEVELS.

FOR THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER...INCLUDING PERRYVILLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.

ON THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 5.8
FEET AT 10 AM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS
10.0 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...WITH A CREST OF AROUND 12.7
FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH IS 0.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

FOR THE PECATONICA RIVER...INCLUDING SHIRLAND...MINOR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.

ON THE PECATONICA RIVER NEAR SHIRLAND, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET
AT 11 AM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 11.0
FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...WITH A CREST OF AROUND 12.5 FEET
WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHICH IS 0.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.