Full Notification

...The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in Illinois... Little Wabash River at Carmi affecting Gallatin...Wayne and White Counties .The river is forecast to rise above flood stage early Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a

* Flood Warning for the Little Wabash River at Carmi.

* from Thursday afternoon until further notice.

* At 8:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 23.1 feet.

* Flood Stage is 27.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon and continue to rise to near 29.1 feet by Monday afternoon.

* Impact...At 27.0 Feet...The inundation of county roads begins.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, IL ... GALLATIN, IL ... WHITE, IL

Instructions:

SAFETY MESSAGE... Never drive cars...trucks or sport utility vehicles through flooded areas. The water may be too deep to allow safe passage. Never allow children to play in or near flood waters. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for further statements and possible updated forecasts. Additional information is available at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=pah /lower case/