Louisville, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Little Wabash River below Clay City.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.7 feet, Mayflower Road...just north of U.S. Route
50...begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:45 PM CDT Saturday was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.5
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  19.4  Sat 1 pm CDT 20.5  20.2  19.7


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The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Clay County in south central Illinois...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 158 PM CDT, emergency management reported flooding continuing
and showers and thunderstorms continuing to produce heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Flora, Xenia and Flora Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED;
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE