NWS Central Illinois (Central and East Central Illinois)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river 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.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Little Wabash River below Clay City.
* Until Friday morning.
* At 645 PM Wednesday the stage was 19.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 18 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
early Friday morning.
* Impact...At 19.7 feet...Mayflower Road...just north of U.S. Route
50...begins to flood.
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Fld Observed Forecast 6 AM
Location Stg Stg Day Time Thu Fri Sat
Little Wabash River
Clay City 18 19.8 Wed 7 PM 19.4 17.3 13.4
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If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternate
route. Turn around, don`t drown.
Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/ilx.
Flood Warning
Areas Affected: Lawrence
NWS Central Illinois (Central and East Central Illinois)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois...
Embarras River at Lawrenceville affecting Lawrence County
.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.
The Flood Warning continues for
The Embarras River at Lawrenceville.
* Until Friday afternoon.
* At 645 PM Wednesday the stage was 32.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 30 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Friday morning.
* Impact...At 33 feet...Kelly`s Lake Lane, 1160N, is inundated.
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Fld Observed Forecast 6 AM
Location Stg Stg Day Time Thu Fri Sat
Embarras River
Lawrenceville 30 32.5 Wed 7 PM 32.2 30.4 27.1
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If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternate
route. Turn around, don`t drown.
Additional river and weather information is available at
www.weather.gov/ilx.
Expect a lot of sunshine and pleasant conditions across the Tri-State Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures will stay seasonably cool for today; high temperatures will be topping out in the high 70s.
