June 19
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Flood Outlook Valid thru Mon. Jun 23
18 Jun 2008

Major to record flooding persists along the middle Mississippi River. In Gulfport, IL, a levee broke, flooding farmland and forcing the closing of the Great River Bridge that connects the town to Burlington, Iowa. Rescue crews were reported rescuing people by helicopter from the roofs of their homes. Early this morning, a levee near Meyer, IL failed and is causing flash flooding of the surrounding area and forced the evacuation of the town.. The threat of additional levee failures will be increasing through the weekend. . Flood levels along the Mississippi River have exceeded the 1993 record flood at Keithsburg, Gladstone and Burlington. Most tributaries in Iowa are falling, with many expected below flood stage through the weekend. . Flash and urban flooding has been reported in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, as hunderstorms dropped copious amounts of rain across the region. Thunderstorms also caused some looding across parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. Details...
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO1114 AM CDT WED JUN 18

HOLT MO-1114 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS EXTENDED THE* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI

* UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY
* AT 1114 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED ACROSS MAINLY THE WESTERN PORTION OF HOLT COUNTY DUE TO PROLONGED FLOODING IN THE AREA.

* WHILE MANY SECONDARY ROADWAYS ARE CLOSED...ONE SIGNIFICANT ROAD STILL CLOSED INCLUDES STATE ROUTE 111 BETWEEN CORNING AND CRAIG.ROAD CLOSURES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND MAY PERSIST LONGER AS RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA SLOWLY RECEDE. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN AVEHICLE.IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1032 AM CDT TUE
JUN 17 2008

UPDATED INFORMATION FOR THE PECATONICA AND ROCK RIVERS.

RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PAST PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS EXPECTED 24 HOURS INTO THE FUTURE FROM THE FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME.

SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND
AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.

ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES
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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY JUNE 25...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY JUNE 25.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET.
* FORECAST...HOLD AT 15.7 FEET TODAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16 FEET...WATER AFFECTS TAYLOR PARK AND OCCURS ENTERING THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL OF A FEW HOMES.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROCK RIVER AT COMO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE TO 11.1 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN BEGIN FALLING.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROCK RIVER NEAR JOSLIN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET...AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE TO 16.5 FEET WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 16 FEET...WATER AFFECTS THE LOWEST SECTIONS OF
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET IN CLEVELAND AND AFFECTS A FEW HOMES.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROCK RIVER AT MOLINE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET...AND STEADY.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE TO 15.0 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 15 FEET...WATER AFFECTS BUSINESS PARKING LOTS ON 52ND AVENUE IN MOLINE. WATER ALSO AFFECTS MOST HOMES ON SOUTH SHORE DRIVE AND NORTH SHORE DRIVE.
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
617 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

HENDERSON IL-
617 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A LEVEE FAILURE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY... AT 617 AM CDT...
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THE HENDERSON 2 LEVEE HAS FAILED NEAR THE PUMP 2 STATION. THIS FLOOD WATER HAS AFFECTED A FEW RESIDENCES...AND HAS RESULTED IN HIGHWAY 34 BEING CLOSED IN WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY.

AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE GULFPORT.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
603 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A LEVEE FAILURE IN...
WEST CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 603 AM CDT...A LEVEE ON THE MISSISSIPP RIVER AT NEAR GULFPORT FAILED CAUSING FLASH FLOODING OF IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS. THE HENDERSON 2 LEVEE HAS FAILED.
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* AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE GULFPORT
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THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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Statements Issued by

National Weather Service Forecast Offices

Addressing Flood Conditions
Date Time Issuing Office Product
(UTC) (Areas of Responsibility) (Explanation of
Product Content}
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06/19/2008 1126 Ft. Worth, TX Flood Statement
06/19/2008 1119 Ft. Worth, TX Flood Statement
06/19/2008 1108 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 1035 Midland/Odessa, TX Flood Statement
06/19/2008 1007 Milwaukee, WI Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0945 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0930 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0907 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0903 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0902 La Crosse, WI Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0900 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0826 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0825 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0737 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0717 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0652 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0649 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0644 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0643 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0506 Cheyenne, WY Flash Flood Warning
06/19/2008 0430 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0426 Great Falls, MT Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0422 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0421 Great Falls, MT Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0404 Hastings, NE Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0334 Wakefield, VA Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0328 St. Louis, MO Flash Flood Warning
06/19/2008 0308 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0306 Omaha, NE Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0252 Great Falls, MT Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0248 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0237 Indianapolis, IN Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0236 Cheyenne, WY Flash Flood Warning
06/19/2008 0234 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0231 Memphis, TN Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0159 Lincoln, IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0158 Lincoln, IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0152 Riverton, WY Flash Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0150 Dodge City, KS Flood Warning
06/19/2008 0148 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0147 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0142 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0142 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0139 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0137 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0137 Milwaukee, WI Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0137 La Crosse, WI Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0136 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0136 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0133 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0130 Riverton, WY Flash Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0125 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0117 Little Rock, AR Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0117 Hastings, NE Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0113 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0112 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0112 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0110 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0109 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0107 New Orleans, LA Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0103 Springfield, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0100 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0059 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0057 Houston/Galveston, TX Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0055 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0052 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0048 Caribou, ME Flash Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0047 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0036 Riverton, WY Flash Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0036 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0005 Omaha, NE Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0001 Caribou, ME Flash Flood Statement
06/19/2008 0000 Riverton, WY Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 2354 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2336 Gray, ME Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2311 Caribou, ME Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 2227 El Paso, TX Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2219 Miami, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2122 Bismarck, ND Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2119 La Crosse, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2112 Jacksonville, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2106 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2052 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2037 Omaha, NE Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2037 Bismarck, ND Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2035 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2032 Jacksonville, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2019 Milwaukee, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2013 Miami, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 2003 Billings, MT Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1955 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1955 Billings, MT Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1944 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1944 Midland/Odessa, TX Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1934 Jacksonville, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1911 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1904 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1903 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1902 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1901 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1841 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1827 Miami, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1816 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1806 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1752 Great Falls, MT Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1750 Great Falls, MT Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1747 Great Falls, MT Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1742 Miami, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1737 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1731 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1701 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1701 Miami, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1659 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1653 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1649 Jacksonville, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1648 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1638 Miami, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1631 Lincoln, IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1621 Milwaukee, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1619 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1607 Memphis, TN Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1556 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1552 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1551 New Orleans, LA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1543 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1538 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1535 Little Rock, AR Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1533 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1526 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1522 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1510 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1508 La Crosse, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1507 St. Louis, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1505 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1501 Sioux Falls, SD Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1453 Shreveport, LA Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1452 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1451 Omaha, NE Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1449 Omaha, NE Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1448 Wichita, KS Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1445 Grand Forks, ND Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1442 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1440 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1439 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1437 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1434 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1429 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1428 Springfield, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1420 Wichita, KS Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1415 Jacksonville, FL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1412 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1411 Lincoln, IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1410 Billings, MT Flash Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1406 Paducah, KY Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1401 Lincoln, IL Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1401 Billings, MT Flash Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1333 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1330 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1329 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1306 Springfield, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1306 Midland/Odessa, TX Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1244 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1232 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1228 Pueblo, CO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1224 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1116 Billings, MT Flash Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1114 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1112 Billings, MT Flash Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1052 Indianapolis, IN Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1044 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1032 Milwaukee, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1021 Wichita, KS Flood Warning
06/18/2008 1016 Milwaukee, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 1011 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0947 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0905 La Crosse, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0903 La Crosse, WI Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0850 Billings, MT Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 0842 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0841 Billings, MT Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 0839 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0831 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0830 Chicago, IL Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0823 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0822 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0821 Des Moines, IA Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0804 Pueblo, CO Flood Warning
06/18/2008 0750 Topeka, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0734 Wichita, KS Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0722 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0722 Billings, MT Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 0719 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0714 Tulsa, OK Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0700 Quad Cities, IA/IL Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 0656 St. Louis, MO Flash Flood Warning
06/18/2008 0626 Midland/Odessa, TX Flood Statement
06/18/2008 0617 Miami, FL Flood Statement