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Flood Warning

Statement as of 12:00 PM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 12:59 PM EDT on May 22, 2013


The Flood Warning continues for
the Illinois River at Hardin
* until further notice.
* At 11:30 am Tuesday the stage was 29.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river is forecast to crest near 29.7 feet Wednesday evening.

Lat... Lon 3952 9064 3952 9052 3898 9048 3891 9054 3903 9062



                   fld latest 7am forecast
location stg obs stg 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26

Illinois River
La Grange ld tw 23.0 23.55 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.9 22.5


Record Report

Statement as of 2:53 AM CDT on May 21, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Columbia ASOS...

a record rainfall of 1.48 inches was set at Columbia ASOS yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 1.2 set in 1947.



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 4:06 PM CDT on May 21, 2013


... Preliminary damage survey results confirm short-lived tornado in
Mount Olive Illinois...

* maximum ef-scale rating: EF-2

* fatalities: none

* injuries: 3 minor

* begin time/location: 05/20/2013 1014 PM

* end time/location: 05/20/2013 1015 PM

* maximum estimated wind speed: 135 mph

* path length: approximately .20 mile

* maximum path width: 75 yards

* discussion/damage: preliminary survey results indicate a tornado
touched down in the downtown portion of Mount Olive and traveled
east. The damage path was 4 blocks long and ranged from 50-75
yards wide. The second story of a brick building was blown
off... large sections of several roofs were blown 2 blocks to the
north... a historic 2 story home had the roof blown off... and
windows were blown out of several homes and businesses.

This preliminary information was determined by a National
Weather Service survey team and is subject to change pending
final review of the event and publication in National Weather
Service storm data.

This information can also be found on our website at
www.Weather.Gov/lsx. More information will be available at
a later date when surveys have been completed.

For reference... the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes
into the following categories:

EF0... wind speeds 65 to 85 mph
EF1... wind speeds 86 to 110 mph
EF2... wind speeds 111 to 135 mph
EF3... wind speeds 136 to 165 mph
EF4... wind speeds 166 to 200 mph
EF5... wind speeds greater than 200 mph


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Arizona - Fire Weather Watch
Arkansas - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch, Flood Advisory , Flood Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
California - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Freeze Warning , Freeze Watch , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
Connecticut - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Weather Statement , Air Quality Alert
Florida - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Record Report
Georgia - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Hawaii - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Record Report
Idaho - Lake Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Illinois - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Indiana - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Iowa - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Record Report , Public Information Statement
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Michigan - Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
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Mississippi - Tornado Watch , Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
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New York - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Dense Fog Advisory , Special Statement
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North Dakota - Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Ohio - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Special Statement , Record Report
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Pennsylvania - Record Report
Puerto Rico - Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory
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Washington - Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
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