958  
WGUS83 KILX 061446  
FLSILX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
946 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY.  
 
.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.  
 

 
 
ILC101-070600-  
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250507T0600Z/  
/LAWI2.1.ER.250507T0000Z.250507T0000Z.250507T0000Z.NO/  
946 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 30.0 FEET, MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:45 AM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 30.0  
FEET THIS EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI  
 
EMBARRAS RIVER  
LAWRENCEVILLE 30.0 29.9 TUE 8 AM CDT 29.8 29.0 27.5  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3885 8786 3885 8773 3869 8759 3862 8765  
 

 
 
DRH  
 
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