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WGUS43 KILX 171045
FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
545 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 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.

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ILC025-159-180245-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0033.250617T1720Z-250619T0000Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.250617T1720Z.250618T0600Z.250618T1800Z.NO/
545 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, Wilcox Bridge Lane floods just east of the
  Little Wabash River near the gage location. Blueflower Lane
  southeast of the gage begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 18.5 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  17.0  Tue 4 am CDT 18.3  15.3  11.7


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


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MJA