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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
848 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended 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.

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ILC025-159-190200-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-250621T0651Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.250617T1345Z.250618T1200Z.250621T0051Z.NO/
848 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 19.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 19.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 19.5 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall Thursday evening. It will rise to 18.6 feet
    early Friday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  19.1  Tue 7 pm CDT 18.8  18.1  18.1


&&

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


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