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WGUS83 KILX 070149  
FLSILX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
849 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED 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.  
 
 
 
ILC101-071800-  
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250508T0600Z/  
/LAWI2.1.ER.250507T0600Z.250507T1200Z.250508T0000Z.NO/  
849 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 30.0 FEET, MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 30.1 FEET TOMORROW  
MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW  
EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI  
 
EMBARRAS RIVER  
LAWRENCEVILLE 30.0 29.9 TUE 7 PM CDT 30.0 28.3 26.2  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3885 8786 3885 8773 3869 8759 3862 8765  
 
 
 
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