Flood Warning Illinois | Effective 03/18/2026 08:46

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued March 18 at 10:46AM CDT until March 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 18, 2026 - 8:46am
Expires: 
March 19, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois... Little Wabash River at Carmi. .The Little Wabash River will continue a slow fall, with the level at Carmi falling below flood stage tomorrow morning. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Wabash River at Carmi. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 27.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue falling to 20.1 feet Wednesday, March 25. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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