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WGUS43 KILX 180131
FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
831 PM CDT Thu Jul 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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ILC025-159-181745-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0034.250718T1053Z-250722T0224Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.250718T1053Z.250719T0600Z.250721T2024Z.NO/
831 PM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE MONDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Monday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 20.4 feet early Saturday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  15.1  Thu 7 pm CDT 20.1  20.1  19.4


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


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