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646 FGUS53 KMSR 160230 RVFILO RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 930 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS ILO : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :MAINSTREAM TUN MCCOOK RES, MCCI2 :MCCOOK, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE -100.0 FTMINOR STAGE -30.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE MissingMAJOR STAGE Missing : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS -73.0 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 15 .AR :CREST: MCCI2 0817 Z DC202608160230/DH0600/HGIFFXZ -43.6 :Crest near -43.6 FT around 06 Z on Mon, Aug 17 .ER MCCI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / -75.6 .E2 : 0816 : / -63.1 / -45.0 / -43.9 / -43.6 .E3 : 0817 : / -43.9 / -44.6 / -47.1 / -52.1 .E4 : 0818 : / -57.7 / -63.8 / -70.2 / -76.7 .E5 : 0819 : / -85.9 / -97.5 /-109.2 /-120.9 .E6 : 0820 : /-132.7 /-144.0 /-154.6 /-165.1 .E7 : 0821 : /-175.7 /-186.3 /-196.9 /-207.5 .E8 : 0822 : /-218.1 /-226.7 /-235.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.03 : 0816 / 0.69 / 0.02 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.77 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, MORI2 :MORRIS, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 12.3 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: MORI2 0817 Z DC202608160230/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 15.2 :Crest near 15.2 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Aug 17 .ER MORI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 12.1 .E2 : 0816 : / 12.4 / 13.1 / 14.0 / 14.8 .E3 : 0817 : / 15.2 / 15.2 / 14.8 / 14.2 .E4 : 0818 : / 13.6 / 13.0 / 12.4 / 11.8 .E5 : 0819 : / 11.2 / 10.7 / 10.2 / 9.7 .E6 : 0820 : / 9.3 / 8.9 / 8.6 / 8.4 .E7 : 0821 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.7 .E8 : 0822 : / 7.5 / 7.4 / 7.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.25 : 0816 / 0.53 / 0.02 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.82 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, OTWI2 :OTTAWA, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 461.0 FTMINOR STAGE 463.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 467.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 471.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 461.1 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: OTWI2 0817 Z DC202608160230/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 462.5 :Crest near 462.5 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Aug 17 .ER OTWI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 461.3 .E2 : 0816 : / 461.6 / 461.9 / 462.2 / 462.4 .E3 : 0817 : / 462.5 / 462.5 / 462.4 / 462.3 .E4 : 0818 : / 462.1 / 461.9 / 461.6 / 461.2 .E5 : 0819 : / 460.8 / 460.5 / 460.3 / 460.2 .E6 : 0820 : / 460.1 / 460.0 / 459.9 / 459.8 .E7 : 0821 : / 459.7 / 459.7 / 459.7 / 459.6 .E8 : 0822 : / 459.6 / 459.6 / 459.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.36 : 0816 / 0.30 / 0.09 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.75 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, SRDI2 :UTICA-STARVED ROCK L&D 6, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 449.0 FTMINOR STAGE 450.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 460.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 465.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 450.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: SRDI2 0817 Z DC202608160230/DH1800/HTIFFXZ 453.2 :Crest near 453.2 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Aug 17 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/20/2026 .ER SRDI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 450.8 .E2 : 0816 : / 451.2 / 451.5 / 452.1 / 452.6 .E3 : 0817 : / 453.0 / 453.2 / 453.1 / 452.8 .E4 : 0818 : / 452.4 / 451.9 / 451.6 / 451.2 .E5 : 0819 : / 451.0 / 450.8 / 450.6 / 450.3 .E6 : 0820 : / 450.1 / 449.8 / 449.6 / 449.4 .E7 : 0821 : / 449.3 / 449.1 / 448.9 / 448.7 .E8 : 0822 : / 448.6 / 448.4 / 448.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.36 : 0816 / 0.30 / 0.09 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.75 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, LSLI2 :LA SALLE 1S, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 19.0 FTMINOR STAGE 20.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 27.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 31.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 19.3 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/16/2026 .AR :CREST: LSLI2 0818 Z DC202608160230/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 22.4 :Crest near 22.4 FT around 00 Z on Tue, Aug 18 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 08/19/2026 .ER LSLI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 19.5 .E2 : 0816 : / 19.8 / 20.3 / 20.9 / 21.4 .E3 : 0817 : / 21.9 / 22.3 / 22.4 / 22.2 .E4 : 0818 : / 21.8 / 21.4 / 21.1 / 20.7 .E5 : 0819 : / 20.3 / 20.0 / 19.7 / 19.5 .E6 : 0820 : / 19.4 / 19.1 / 19.1 / 18.8 .E7 : 0821 : / 18.7 / 18.5 / 18.3 / 18.0 .E8 : 0822 : / 17.9 / 17.6 / 17.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.33 : 0816 / 0.26 / 0.09 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.68 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, HNYI2 :HENRY, IL - ILX : :ACTION STAGE 22.0 FTMINOR STAGE 23.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 24.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 31.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 18.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: HNYI2 0819 Z DC202608160230/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 22.6 :Crest near 22.6 FT around 18 Z on Wed, Aug 19 .ER HNYI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 18.9 .E2 : 0816 : / 19.1 / 19.3 / 19.6 / 19.9 .E3 : 0817 : / 20.2 / 20.5 / 20.8 / 21.1 .E4 : 0818 : / 21.5 / 21.8 / 22.1 / 22.3 .E5 : 0819 : / 22.5 / 22.6 / 22.6 / 22.6 .E6 : 0820 : / 22.5 / 22.4 / 22.2 / 22.0 .E7 : 0821 : / 21.9 / 21.7 / 21.6 / 21.5 .E8 : 0822 : / 21.4 / 21.3 / 21.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.44 : 0816 / 0.24 / 0.07 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.76 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, PIAI2 :PEORIA - BOAT YARD, IL - ILX : :ACTION STAGE 17.0 FTMINOR STAGE 18.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 28.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 14.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/19/2026 .AR :CREST: PIAI2 0820 Z DC202608160230/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 18.4 :Crest near 18.4 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Aug 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/22/2026 .ER PIAI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 14.4 .E2 : 0816 : / 14.7 / 15.0 / 15.3 / 15.6 .E3 : 0817 : / 15.8 / 16.1 / 16.4 / 16.7 .E4 : 0818 : / 17.0 / 17.2 / 17.5 / 17.7 .E5 : 0819 : / 17.9 / 18.1 / 18.2 / 18.3 .E6 : 0820 : / 18.4 / 18.4 / 18.4 / 18.4 .E7 : 0821 : / 18.3 / 18.3 / 18.2 / 18.1 .E8 : 0822 : / 18.0 / 17.9 / 17.8 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.21 : 0816 / 0.57 / 0.03 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.85 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, PRAI2 :PEORIA 5SSW - L&D 7, IL - ILX : :ACTION STAGE 444.0 FTMINOR STAGE 447.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 449.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 455.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 442.0 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: PRAI2 0820 Z DC202608160230/DH1800/HTIFFXZ 446.2 :Crest near 446.2 FT around 18 Z on Thu, Aug 20 .ER PRAI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 442.4 .E2 : 0816 : / 442.6 / 442.8 / 443.0 / 443.2 .E3 : 0817 : / 443.5 / 443.7 / 443.9 / 444.1 .E4 : 0818 : / 444.4 / 444.6 / 444.9 / 445.2 .E5 : 0819 : / 445.4 / 445.6 / 445.8 / 446.0 .E6 : 0820 : / 446.1 / 446.2 / 446.2 / 446.2 .E7 : 0821 : / 446.2 / 446.1 / 446.1 / 446.0 .E8 : 0822 : / 446.0 / 445.9 / 445.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.04 : 0816 / 0.34 / 0.01 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.40 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, HAVI2 :HAVANA , IL - ILX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 23.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 13.9 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: HAVI2 0822 Z DC202608160230/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 17.0 :Crest near 17.0 FT around 06 Z on Sat, Aug 22 .ER HAVI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 14.2 .E2 : 0816 : / 14.6 / 14.8 / 15.0 / 15.2 .E3 : 0817 : / 15.3 / 15.4 / 15.6 / 15.7 .E4 : 0818 : / 15.8 / 15.9 / 16.0 / 16.1 .E5 : 0819 : / 16.2 / 16.3 / 16.4 / 16.5 .E6 : 0820 : / 16.5 / 16.6 / 16.7 / 16.8 .E7 : 0821 : / 16.8 / 16.9 / 16.9 / 17.0 .E8 : 0822 : / 17.0 / 17.0 / 17.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.03 : 0816 / 0.25 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.28 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, BEAI2 :BEARDSTOWN, IL - ILX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 28.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 11.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/18/2026 .AR :CREST: BEAI2 0823 Z DC202608160230/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 16.5 :Crest near 16.5 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Aug 23 .ER BEAI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 11.5 .E2 : 0816 : / 11.7 / 11.9 / 12.1 / 12.3 .E3 : 0817 : / 12.6 / 13.0 / 13.4 / 13.7 .E4 : 0818 : / 14.0 / 14.2 / 14.5 / 14.7 .E5 : 0819 : / 14.9 / 15.1 / 15.3 / 15.5 .E6 : 0820 : / 15.6 / 15.7 / 15.8 / 15.9 .E7 : 0821 : / 16.0 / 16.1 / 16.2 / 16.3 .E8 : 0822 : / 16.4 / 16.4 / 16.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.03 : 0816 / 0.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.23 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, MROI2 :MEREDOSIA PWR PLANT, IL - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 24.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 8.9 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .AR :CREST: MROI2 0823 Z DC202608160230/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 15.5 :Crest near 15.5 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Aug 23 .ER MROI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 9.5 .E2 : 0816 : / 9.9 / 10.3 / 10.8 / 11.2 .E3 : 0817 : / 11.6 / 12.0 / 12.3 / 12.6 .E4 : 0818 : / 13.0 / 13.4 / 13.7 / 14.0 .E5 : 0819 : / 14.3 / 14.4 / 14.6 / 14.8 .E6 : 0820 : / 14.9 / 15.0 / 15.0 / 15.1 .E7 : 0821 : / 15.1 / 15.2 / 15.2 / 15.4 .E8 : 0822 : / 15.4 / 15.4 / 15.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.01 : 0816 / 0.26 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.28 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, VALI2 :VALLEY CITY, IL - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 21.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 23.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 7.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .ER VALI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 7.9 .E2 : 0816 : / 8.2 / 8.5 / 8.8 / 9.1 .E3 : 0817 : / 9.5 / 9.8 / 10.2 / 10.5 .E4 : 0818 : / 11.0 / 11.4 / 11.7 / 11.9 .E5 : 0819 : / 12.1 / 12.3 / 12.4 / 12.6 .E6 : 0820 : / 12.7 / 12.9 / 13.0 / 13.1 .E7 : 0821 : / 13.2 / 13.2 / 13.3 / 13.3 .E8 : 0822 : / 13.3 / 13.3 / 13.4 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.01 : 0816 / 0.34 / 0.00 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.39 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ILLINOIS RIVER, HARI2 :HARDIN, IL - LSX : :ACTION STAGE 24.0 FTMINOR STAGE 25.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 31.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 32.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 20.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 16 .ER HARI2 0816 Z DC202608160230/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0815 : / 20.7 .E2 : 0816 : / 21.2 / 21.5 / 21.9 / 22.2 .E3 : 0817 : / 22.6 / 23.0 / 23.3 / 23.6 .E4 : 0818 : / 23.8 / 23.9 / 23.9 / 23.9 .E5 : 0819 : / 23.8 / 23.8 / 23.7 / 23.7 .E6 : 0820 : / 23.6 / 23.6 / 23.5 / 23.5 .E7 : 0821 : / 23.5 / 23.4 / 23.4 / 23.4 .E8 : 0822 : / 23.3 / 23.3 / 23.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0815 / 0.00 : 0816 / 0.29 / 0.01 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 17 is 0.32 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2537 : :...END of MESSAGE...