Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO
Areas Affected: Clinton, IL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:21pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:21pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 9:21pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS St Louis MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 19... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Illinois... Kaskaskia River at Carlyle. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 48 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle. * WHEN...Until Thursday, March 19. * IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Near this height, downstream agricultural fields begin flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 16.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday, March 18 and continue falling to 15.1 feet Wednesday, March 18. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product, along with additional weather and stream information, is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c85cbef91eb310c178be4a0c46ac2959abf32549.001.1 Codes: ILC027 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c85cbef91eb310c178be4a0c46ac2959abf32549.001.1