Full Notification

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHRISTIAN...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND.

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* PERIODS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. SIGNIFICANT RISES ON LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE EXPECTED.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN ... CLARK ... CLAY ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... MOULTRIE ... RICHLAND ... SHELBY

Instructions:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.