The southeastern Illinois region is enjoying a break from high heat and humidity this weekend, and the pattern, according to weather forecasters, should continue at least into a good part of next week.
The latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, says dry weather should continue the rest of this weekend, with only a slightc chance of rain late Sunday. Then an unsettled pattern is expected to develop early next week, with rain chances each day through Friday, although as of now there are no high rain chances in the forecast. Extended forecasts show near normal temperatures in the extended outlook, through August 2nd. The 30-day outlook for August also favors above normal temperatures.
The southern Illinois region saw heavy rainfall earlier this week. Amounts ranged from a couple of inches in the Fairfield area, to as much as four inches northwest of Wayne County, with six inches reported in the Salem area, and over six inch rainfall amounts, according to reports, in the Nashville, IL area, prompting an evacuation warning for residents in that area after the town’s dam and secondary dam failed, according to the Washintgon County Emergency Management Agency.
With the rainfall earlier this week, dry and dought conditions have disappeared from the region. A small area of Abnormally Dry conditions existed in central Illinois as of the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map from this passt Thursday.
The rain did cause some flooding along the Little Wabash River earlier this week. The stages as of this morning area as follows: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 20.87 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the stage is 19.12 feet, above the 18-foot flood stage. At Carmi the stage is 19.03 feet. Flood stage is 27 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City is at 10.57 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel is at 9.2 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet.
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