Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Lincoln IL has issued a Flood Warning 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 this evening to early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, Wilcox Bridge Lane floods just east of the Little Wabash River near the gage location. Blueflower Lane southeast of the gage begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 18.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood