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: Thursday 10:47am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 10:47am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 1:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 10:47am CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Paducah KY
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Little Wabash River at Carmi. .Recent heavy rainfall is causing the Little Wabash River to rise, with an expected crest at Carmi just 27.3 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Wabash River at Carmi. * WHEN...Until Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, The inundation of county roads begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - 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.a50bf1bca203a11105da31f126622c08d4ebb125.001.1 Codes: ILC059, ILC191, ILC193 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a50bf1bca203a11105da31f126622c08d4ebb125.001.1