Flood Warning
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FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1002 AM CST Wed Nov 6 2024

...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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ILC025-159-070815-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0031.241106T2200Z-241107T1800Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.241106T2200Z.241107T0600Z.241107T1200Z.NO/
1002 AM CST Wed Nov 6 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

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

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water begins to flood left bank farmland.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 17.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 18.2 feet just after
    midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (12 pm CST)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  17.6  Wed 9 am CST 17.7  14.2  9.9


&&

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


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