Issued:
January 12, 2013 at 8:47 am CDT
Expires:
January 12, 2013 at 10:47 pm CDT
Event:
Flood Warning
Alert:
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS... LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND COUNTIES THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 18.5 FEET...WILCOX BRIDGE LANE FLOODS JUST EAST OF THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR THE GAGE LOCATION. BLUEFLOWER LANE SOUTHEAST OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE LITTLE WABASH RIVER CLAY CITY 16 16.2 SAT 8 AM 17.9 19.1 18.9
Instruction:
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN. ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
Target Area:
Clay; Richland