Issued:
January 13, 2013 at 10:04 am CDT
Expires:
January 14, 2013 at 12:04 am 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 OF 1.5 TO 3.25 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.3 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 22 FEET...NORTH CLAY ROAD...1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED LITTLE WABASH RIVER CLAY CITY 16 19.8 SUN 10 AM 20.3 20.2 20.0
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