…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois…
Little Wabash River below Clay City affecting Clay and Richland
Counties.
.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Little Wabash River below Clay City.
* WHEN…Until Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 19.7 feet, Mayflower Road…just north of U.S. Route
50…begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 19.7 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 AM CDT Monday was 19.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.8
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
Thursday morning.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood