003  
WGUS83 KILX 071324  
FLSILX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
824 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED 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.  
 

 
 
ILC025-159-080530-  
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250509T1300Z/  
/CLAI2.1.ER.250504T1124Z.250506T1230Z.250509T0700Z.NO/  
824 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...LITTLE WABASH RIVER BELOW CLAY CITY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 19.7 FEET, MAYFLOWER ROAD...JUST NORTH OF U.S. ROUTE  
50...BEGINS TO FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 20.1 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 10.5 FEET MONDAY  
MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME THU FRI SAT  
 
LITTLE WABASH RIVER  
CLAY CITY 18.0 19.8 WED 7 AM CDT 19.2 17.5 14.3  
 

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

 
 
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