Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 8 at 8:14PM CDT until March 15 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 8, 2026 - 6:14pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Paducah KY has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...
Little Wabash River at Carmi.
.Recent heavy rain will cause the Little Wabash River at Carmi to
flood.
For the Little Wabash River...including Carmi...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Wabash River at Carmi.
* WHEN...From Monday evening to Sunday, March 15.
* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, The inundation of county roads begins.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 25.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening to a crest of 28.6 feet Thursday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
Area Description:
Gallatin, IL; Wayne, IL; White, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov