969
WGUS83 KILX 191458
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...
EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE AFFECTING LAWRENCE COUNTY.
.RAPID RIVER RISES CONTINUE IN RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED
ON TUESDAY. MINOR FLOODING ON THE LOWER EMBARRAS RIVER IS LIKELY TO
DEVELOP THIS EVENING, AND LINGER INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND.
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION, SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS, AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
ILC101-200700-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0013.260520T0200Z-260523T1536Z/
/LAWI2.1.ER.260520T0200Z.260521T1200Z.260523T0936Z.NO/
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 30.0 FEET, MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS.
AT 33.0 FEET, KELLY'S LAKE LANE, 1160N, IS INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 AM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS EVENING TO A CREST OF 32.1 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.
IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI
EMBARRAS RIVER
LAWRENCEVILLE 30.0 27.8 TUE 8 AM CDT 31.4 32.1 31.6
LAT...LON 3885 8786 3885 8773 3869 8759 3862 8765
GEELHART
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