Flash Flood Warning Issued For Effingham, Clay, & Jasper Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Clay County in south central Illinois...
  Southern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
  Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 144 PM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3
  inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  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...
  Louisville, Watson, Dieterich, Edgewood, Mason, Bible Grove,
  Wheeler, Sailor Springs, Iola, Rose Hill, Hord and Ingraham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.