299 
WGUS83 KILX 271602
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 
1102 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

...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/.

&&

ILC025-159-280602-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130430T0840Z/
/CLAI2.2.ER.130419T0415Z.130422T0145Z.130430T0240Z.NO/
1102 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY. 
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 1045 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...NORTH CLAY ROAD...1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE IS
  FLOODED.

&&


                  FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION          STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE

LITTLE WABASH RIVER
 CLAY CITY         18  20.5 SAT 11 AM   20.1   19.3   16.6



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