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NWS Issues Flood Warning for Spoon River at London Mills
POSTED 8:58 a-m 4/30/09 The National Weather Service has replaced a FLOOD WATCH that was set to expire Thursday afternoon with a FLOOD WARNING for the Spoon River at London Mills.

NWS issued the FLOOD WARNING at 8:05 Thursday morning and it remains in effect until Sunday afternoon. The WARNING affects both Knox and Fulton Counties. The weather service also isused a FLOOD WARNING for the Spoon River at Seville in Fulton County. That replaces a Flash Flood Watch for the Spoon River at London Mills, affecting Knox and Fulton counties, that the NWS has issued until 1 p-m on Thursday.

Weather officials say rainfall amounts of one to two inches Thursday morning across the Spoon River basin will result in the river exceeding Flood Stage at London Mills by 9 a-m Thursday and at Seville Thursday afternoon.

The weather service warns that people with interests along the Spoon River in the affected areas need to prepare for flooding.

Measurements at 7:45 a-m Thursday indicated the river stage was 14.9 feet. Flood Stage is 15.0 feet, resulting in a forecast of minor flooding. The river is expected to rise above Flood Stage by Thursday morning and continue to rise near 18.2 feet by Friday evening.

The forecast predicts the river will fall below Flood Stage by Sunday morning.
04 29 09 by Newsroom
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