
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River near Watts. * WHEN...Until tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to near Fidler's Bend. Permanent campgrounds are affected. Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.4 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&