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WGUS43 KILX 161008
FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
408 AM CST Sun Feb 16 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 Richland and Clay
  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.

&&

ILC025-159-170215-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0001.250216T1008Z-250218T1600Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.250216T0822Z.250217T0000Z.250218T1000Z.NO/
408 AM CST Sun Feb 16 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO LATE TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From early this morning to late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, 2600E Road begins to flood 1.5 miles south
  of Wynoose.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:45 AM CST Sunday the stage was 18.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:45 AM CST Sunday was 18.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.1
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (6 am CST)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  18.3  Sun 3 am CST 19.0  17.9  15.9


&&

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


$$

MJA