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WGUS83 KILX 191023
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
523 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 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.
ILC101-200230-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0013.260520T0120Z-260523T0730Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.260520T0120Z.260521T0600Z.260523T0130Z.NO/
523 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 33.0 FEET, KELLY'S LAKE LANE, 1160N, IS INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 4:45 AM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THIS EVENING TO A CREST OF 32.0 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI
EMBARRAS RIVER
LAWRENCEVILLE 30.0 26.5 TUE 4 AM CDT 31.2 32.0 30.9
LAT...LON 3885 8786 3885 8773 3869 8759 3862 8765
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