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WGUS43 KILX 182256
FLWILX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
556 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER BELOW CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES.
.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.
ILC025-159-191500-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0012.260519T0353Z-260523T1200Z/
/CLAI2.2.ER.260519T0353Z.260519T1800Z.260523T0600Z.NO/
556 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...LITTLE WABASH RIVER BELOW CLAY CITY.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 22.0 FEET, NORTH CLAY ROAD...1 MILE EAST OF THE GAGE
IS FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 5:45 PM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS
EVENING TO 22.3 FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL FALL
TO 18.9 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 18.0 14.6 MON 5 PM CDT 22.1 19.1 18.8
LAT...LON 3878 8846 3871 8829 3860 8820 3860 8832
3867 8838 3870 8846
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