FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED

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The National Weather Service has now issued Flood Warnings for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville along with parts of the White and Wabash Rivers. The rivers are on the rise due to extensive rainfall over central and southern Illinois and Indiana over the past 24 to 48 hours. The Embarras at Lawrenceville Friday was at 30.2 feet, just above flood. It is forecast to rise to near 32.2 feet Sunday before cresting and falling below flood Tuesday.  No major flooding is anticipated.