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State: ILTotal alerts: 1Updated: May 14, 2026 3:03am CDT
Flood Warning
Area Clinton, IL
Flood Warning issued May 13 at 8:13PM CDT until May 19 at 5:21PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.
River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Carlyle.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.3 feet, Township roads downstream in Covington
begin flooding near this height.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 20.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 20.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.3 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
late Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
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