Olney, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:45 AM CDT Thursday was 19.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.6
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Little Wabash River
Clay City          18.0  19.5  Thu 5 am CDT 19.5  18.8  17.4


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