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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Sep 26, 2012, 9:30 AM CDT for Clay County, Richland County, Illinois. It took effect at Sep 26, 2012, 5:57 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2012, 5:57 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 6:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Clay County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Little Wabash River below Clay City (CLAI2). The gauge peaked at 17.12 ft at Sep 27, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03379500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS43 KILX 261430
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
930 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
.SYNOPSIS...
PERSISTENT RAINFALL FOR THE PAST 36 HOURS HAS RESULTED IN 4 TO 6 INCHES
OF RAIN IN THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER BASIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF
ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING.
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 PREPARE FOR FLOODING.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS FLOODING SITUATION.
&&
ILC025-159-270430-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0010.120927T0320Z-120929T0120Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120927T0320Z.120928T0000Z.120928T1920Z.NO/
930 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 845 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 17.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 13.0 WED 9 AM 17.1 16.9 13.3
$$4 follow-up statements
731
WGUS83 KILX 262020
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
320 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
&&
ILC025-159-271020-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0010.120926T2257Z-120928T2315Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120926T2257Z.120927T1800Z.120928T1715Z.NO/
320 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 245 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 17.6 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 15.7 WED 3 PM 17.4 16.7 12.8
$$
MILLER736
WGUS83 KILX 270140
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
840 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
&&
ILC025-159-271540-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120929T0700Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120926T2039Z.120927T1800Z.120929T0100Z.NO/
840 PM CDT WED SEP 26 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT 745 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.0 FEET BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 16.9 WED 8 PM 17.8 17.3 14.8
$$282
WGUS83 KILX 271449
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
949 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
&&
ILC025-159-280449-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120928T0815Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120926T2039Z.120927T0630Z.120928T0215Z.NO/
949 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 845 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 16.8 THU 9 AM 15.0 12.6 9.9
$$
ECT/EHG200
WGUS83 KILX 272348
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
648 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. ALL RIVER LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL.
SINCE FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED...THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS
FLOODING EVENT.
ILC025-159-280018-
/O.CAN.KILX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120928T0815Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120926T2039Z.120927T0630Z.120927T2137Z.NO/
648 PM CDT THU SEP 27 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* AT 545 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 437 PM THURSDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 15.0 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 15.8 THU 6 PM 15.0 12.6
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 8:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Clay, Lawrence, Richland | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.