412  
WGUS83 KILX 070122  
FLSILX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
822 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ILLINOIS...  
 
LITTLE WABASH RIVER BELOW CLAY CITY AFFECTING RICHLAND AND CLAY  
COUNTIES.  
 
.THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION, SOIL  
MOISTURE CONDITIONS, AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 

 
 
ILC025-159-071730-  
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250509T0730Z/  
/CLAI2.1.ER.250504T1124Z.250506T1230Z.250509T0130Z.NO/  
822 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...LITTLE WABASH RIVER BELOW CLAY CITY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 19.7 FEET, MAYFLOWER ROAD...JUST NORTH OF U.S. ROUTE  
50...BEGINS TO FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 PM CDT TUESDAY WAS 20.1 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.0  
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW  
FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI  
 
LITTLE WABASH RIVER  
CLAY CITY 18.0 20.0 TUE 7 PM CDT 19.5 18.1 15.7  
 

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

 
 
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