Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 757 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Vandalia, St. Elmo, Ramsey, Brownstown, Wrights Corner, Avena,
Shafter, Bingham, Bayle City and St. James.
This includes the following State Parks...
Ramsey Lake State Park.
This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 76.
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