…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois…
Skillet Fork River at Wayne City affecting Wayne and White
Counties.
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois…
Little Wabash River at Carmi affecting Wayne, Gallatin and White
Counties.
.Multiple days of heavy rain last week caused rivers in southern
Illinois to flood. The Skillet Fork River has crested and will
continue to fall. The Little Wabash continues to rise and will crest
Saturday.
* WHAT…Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Little Wabash River at Carmi.
* WHEN…Until further notice.
* IMPACTS…At 35.5 feet, Businesses just downstream of IL Route 14
and Route 1 in Carmi flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 35.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 36.3
feet Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
36.2 feet on 01/01/1937.