986 WGUS83 KILX 260230 FLSILX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 830 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 ...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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/. && ILC025-159-261630- /O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CLAI2.1.ER.120123T1221Z.120125T0130Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 830 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 745 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.6 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY 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 6AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT LITTLE WABASH RIVER CLAY CITY 16 19.3 WED 8 PM 19.5 19.6 19.2 $$