As one would expect with the recent dry weather, area river stages remain well within their banks. Here’s the latest stages as of this morning:
Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 5.8 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. At Clay City the stage is 4.96 feet. Flood stage is 18 feet. At Carmi the river is at 3.92 feet. Flood stage is 27 feet. The Skillet Fork at Wayne City reads 5.02 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. The Wabash River at Mt. Carmel is at 4.26 feet. Flood stage is 19 feet.
The only mentions of rainfall in the latest forecast, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and another slight chance on Wednesday.
The recent hot and dry conditions have resulted in at least one area burn ban, in Hamilton County.