Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
Northwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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.
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...
Shelbyville, Windsor, Stewardson, Cowden, Beecher City, Herrick,
Shumway, Strasburg, Clarksburg, Mode, Wolf Creek State Park,
Lakewood and Trowbridge.
This includes the following State Parks...
Eagle Creek State Park, Hidden Springs State Forest and Wolf Creek
State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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