Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Paducah, KY
Areas Affected: Gallatin, IL; Wayne, IL; White, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:32am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:32am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 1:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 11:32am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 10:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Paducah KY
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Little Wabash River at Carmi affecting Wayne, White and Gallatin Counties. For the Little Wabash River...including Carmi...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Wabash River at Carmi. * WHEN...Until late Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, The inundation of county roads begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 28.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM CDT Sunday was 28.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dcdd38be4b14a1249c826fb86f1d34dd48fab148.001.1 Codes: ILC059, ILC191, ILC193 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dcdd38be4b14a1249c826fb86f1d34dd48fab148.001.1