269  
WGUS83 KILX 240127  
FLSILX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
827 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2025  
 
...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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THIS RIVER NEED TO REMAIN AWARE OF THE  
LATEST FORECASTS AND ASSOCIATED FLOOD RISK FOR THEIR AREA. STAY  
TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 

 
 
ILC025-159-241730-  
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-250727T1912Z/  
/CLAI2.1.ER.250719T0605Z.250723T0630Z.250727T1312Z.NO/  
827 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...LITTLE WABASH RIVER BELOW CLAY CITY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 19.7 FEET, MAYFLOWER ROAD...JUST NORTH OF U.S. ROUTE  
50...BEGINS TO FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 PM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 21.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 13.0 FEET MONDAY  
EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME THU FRI SAT  
 
LITTLE WABASH RIVER  
CLAY CITY 18.0 20.7 WED 7 PM CDT 20.2 19.7 18.9  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3878 8846 3871 8829 3860 8820 3860 8832  
3867 8838 3870 8846  
 

 
 
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