Lawrenceville, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Embarras River at Lawrenceville.

* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 33.0 feet, Kelly's Lake Lane, 1160N, is inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 31.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM CDT Friday was 31.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.9
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Embarras River
Lawrenceville 30.0  31.9  Fri 8 pm CDT 31.9  31.1  28.9


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana
side.  Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater.  Old Darwin
Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties
in Illinois are impassable.  Low agricultural land floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Monday afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Riverton.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Some agricultural lands underwater.  A few
rural roads in Crawford County, Illinois close as water backs up
Minnow Slough.  High water affects campground at Leaverton Park in
Palestine.  A few private roads near the Gill Township levee in
Sullivan County may flood.  Water level is at the top of most
makeshift levees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM EDT Friday /6:00 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 16.6
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM EDT Friday /6:00 PM CDT Friday/ was 16.6
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.8
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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