Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...

Little Wabash River below Clay City affecting Richland and Clay Counties.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Saturday evening to late Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Water begins to flood left bank farmland.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to a crest of 18.2 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood