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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Feb 5, 2012, 6:04 AM CST for Clay County, Richland County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 5, 2012, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2012, 6:04 AM CST (12:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2012, 2:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2012, 2:52 AM CST
- In force
- 61 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 12:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Little Wabash River below Clay City (CLAI2). The gauge peaked at 17.82 ft at Feb 6, 2012, 10:00 PM CST.
- 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 051205
FLWILX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
604 AM CST SUN FEB 5 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
.THE RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS YESTERDAY HAS
BROUGHT RIVER LEVELS UP ALONG THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER. CURRENT
INDICATIONS NOW SUGGEST THE RIVER AT CLAY CITY WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE
LATER TODAY...AND THEN CREST AROUND 17.5 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY.
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.
&&
ILC025-159-060204-
/O.NEW.KILX.FL.W.0004.120206T0000Z-120209T1930Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120206T0000Z.120207T1200Z.120209T1330Z.NO/
604 AM CST SUN FEB 5 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 545 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 14.6 SUN 6 AM 16.8 17.5 17.3
$$7 follow-up statements
516
WGUS83 KILX 051526
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
926 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
&&
ILC025-159-060526-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0004.120205T2000Z-120210T0600Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T2000Z.120207T0600Z.120210T0000Z.NO/
926 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 845 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 18.2 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 15.4 SUN 9 AM 17.6 18.2 18.0
$$454
WGUS83 KILX 060413
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1013 PM CST SUN FEB 5 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/.
&&
ILC025-159-061813-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120210T0600Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T1727Z.120207T0600Z.120210T0000Z.NO/
1013 PM CST SUN FEB 5 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 945 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.2 FEET BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 17.2 SUN 10 PM 17.6 18.2 18.0
$$225
WGUS83 KILX 061604
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1004 AM CST MON FEB 6 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
&&
ILC025-159-070604-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120210T0430Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T1727Z.120207T0600Z.120209T2230Z.NO/
1004 AM CST MON FEB 6 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 945 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.3 FEET BY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.5 FEET...WILCOX BRIDGE LANE FLOODS JUST EAST OF THE
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR THE GAGE LOCATION. BLUEFLOWER LANE
SOUTHEAST OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 17.7 MON 10 AM 18.3 18.1 16.8
$$826
WGUS83 KILX 070314
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
914 PM CST MON FEB 6 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/.
&&
ILC025-159-071714-
/O.CON.KILX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120210T0430Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T1727Z.120207T1200Z.120209T2230Z.NO/
914 PM CST MON FEB 6 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT 845 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.9 FEET BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.5 FEET...WILCOX BRIDGE LANE FLOODS JUST EAST OF THE
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR THE GAGE LOCATION. BLUEFLOWER LANE
SOUTHEAST OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 17.8 MON 9 PM 17.9 17.8 16.8
$$582
WGUS83 KILX 071459
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
859 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILX /LOWER CASE/.
&&
ILC025-159-080459-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120209T0730Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T1727Z.120207T0700Z.120209T0130Z.NO/
859 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 845 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD LEFT BANK FARMLAND.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 17.7 TUE 9 AM 16.8 15.3 13.7
$$698
WGUS83 KILX 080138
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
738 PM CST TUE FEB 7 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/.
&&
ILC025-159-081538-
/O.EXT.KILX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120208T1930Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T1727Z.120207T0700Z.120208T1330Z.NO/
738 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 645 PM TUESDAY 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 TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 16.9 TUE 7 PM 16.1 14.5 12.8
$$638
WGUS83 KILX 080852
FLSILX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
252 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY AFFECTING CLAY AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS...AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION. ALL RIVER LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL.
ILC025-159-080922-
/O.CAN.KILX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120208T1930Z/
/CLAI2.1.ER.120205T1727Z.120207T0700Z.120208T0645Z.NO/
252 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY.
* AT 230 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 100 AM WEDNESDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 14.5 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT
LITTLE WABASH RIVER
CLAY CITY 16 15.8 WED 3 AM 14.5 12.8 11.3
$$
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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.