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River Flood Warning 24, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2024, 8:43 PM CDT for Clay County, Richland County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 30, 2024, 11:48 AM CDT. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2024, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2024, 11:48 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2024, 9:24 AM CDT
- In force
- 70 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- 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 01:46 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 19.18 ft at May 1, 2024, 10:00 PM 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 13 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason | 38 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:53 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ILX | Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar and 5 more | 11 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.