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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
948 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING 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.
ILC101-281900-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0010.260428T1938Z-260503T0731Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.260428T1938Z.260429T1800Z.260503T0130Z.NO/
948 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 33.0 FEET, KELLY'S LAKE LANE, 1160N, IS INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 PM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 32.4 FEET EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SATURDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
EMBARRAS RIVER
LAWRENCEVILLE 30.0 21.3 MON 8 PM CDT 30.8 32.4 32.0
LAT...LON 3885 8786 3885 8773 3869 8759 3862 8765
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