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: Thursday 10:03am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 10:03am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 2:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 10:03am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 2:12pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended 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. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Wabash River below Clay City. * WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 19.7 feet, Mayflower Road...just north of U.S. Route 50...begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:45 AM CDT Thursday was 20.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Monday morning and continue falling to 15.9 feet Tuesday 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.327a738898afd1d9eaf4584ad031e65095e31afd.001.1 Codes: ILC025, ILC159 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.327a738898afd1d9eaf4584ad031e65095e31afd.001.1