Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois
Areas Affected: Clay, IL; Richland, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Tuesday 7:32pm CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 7:32pm CDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 11:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 7:32pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 3:48pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended 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. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Wabash River below Clay City. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, North Clay Road...1 mile east of the gage is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.8 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 20.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.1 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9364b508e71a2aa1f97706c9a3519470ab65ab84.001.1 Codes: ILC025, ILC159 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9364b508e71a2aa1f97706c9a3519470ab65ab84.001.1