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  • Flood Warning for Hardin County, Illinois
  • Flood Warning issued September 17 at 8:46PM CDT until September 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS
  • Effective: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 8:46 p.m.
  • Expires: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 9 p.m.
  • ...The flood warning continues for the following rivers in
    Illinois...Kentucky and Missouri...
    Ohio River at Shawneetown and Cairo
    .Minor flooding continues on the Ohio River at Shawneetown and
    at Cairo. At Shawneetown, the river is forecast to crest near
    33.8 feet early Tuesday morning...then fall below flood stage
    by Tuesday afternoon. At Cairo, the river is forecast to reach
    flood stage of 40.0 feet Tuesday morning, hold steady, then
    fall below flood stage Wednesday.
    The Flood Warning continues for
    the Ohio River at Shawneetown
    * until Tuesday evening.
    * At 7:30 PM Monday the stage was 33.8 feet.
    * Flood Stage is 33.0 feet.
    * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
    * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 33.8 feet by
    after midnight tomorrow. The river will fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon.
    * Impact...At 33.0 Feet...Minor flooding occurs affecting mainly
    bottomland and surrounding low lying areas.
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