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Friday, November 20, 2009

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Current Weather in Alton Illinois Change Location

	58°
Mostly Cloudy	Feels like 58°F

UV index:	1 Low
Dew Point:	45°F
Humidity:	62%
Visibility:	8.0 mi
Pressure:	30.14 in (steady)
Wind:	From the SE at 5 mph
Sunrise:	6:49 AM
Sunset:	4:43 PM
Moon Phase:	Waxing Crescent

Updated 2:51 PM local time

600 Mile Doppler Radar

Radar in Motion

5 Day Forecast for Alton, IL
Date	Conditions		Daytime High / Overnight Low (°F)	Precipitation
Today Nov 20		N/A	N/A°/44°	20%
Saturday Nov 21		Partly Cloudy	62°/43°	20%
Sunday Nov 22		Partly Cloudy	59°/42°	10%
Monday Nov 23		Partly Cloudy	56°/43°	10%
Tuesday Nov 24		Few Showers	51°/38°	30%
As reported at St. Louis Intl., MO, on Friday, November 20, 2009, at 2:20 PM local time

Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Madison County

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

AT GRAFTON...AFFECTING JERSEY AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES AT ALTON LOCK AND DAM 26...AFFECTING MADISON AND ST. CHARLES COUNTIES AT CHESTER...AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF AROUND 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH LITTLE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER CASE/

ILC119-MOC183-211800- /O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0257.000000T0000Z-091124T0359Z/ /ALNI2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.091121T0600Z.091123T0359Z.NO/ 1201 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ALTON LD26. * AT 11:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 22.8 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

$$ Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage