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WGUS43 KILX 192306
FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
606 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

  Little Wabash River below Clay City affecting Clay and Richland
  Counties.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the
latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay
tuned for further updates on this flooding situation.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

ILC025-159-201515-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0007.250420T2015Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.250420T2015Z.250423T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
606 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Wabash River below Clay City.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.7 feet, Mayflower Road...just north of U.S. Route
  50...begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 13.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 20.2 feet early
    Wednesday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  13.8  Sat 5 pm CDT 18.5  19.7  20.1


&&

LAT...LON 3878 8846 3871 8829 3860 8820 3860 8832
      3867 8838 3870 8846


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MJA