Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
904 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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ILC025-159-191815-
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/CLAI2.1.ER.250719T0600Z.250719T1800Z.250720T0200Z.NO/
904 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

* 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 8:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage just after
    midnight tonight to 18.5 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It
    will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening to
    17.5 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will rise to 17.6 feet
    early Monday morning. It will then fall again and remain
    below flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  17.4  Fri 8 pm CDT 18.1  17.6  16.7


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


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