Flash Flood Warning until 09:30AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 532 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM JUST SOUTH OF MORRISONVILLE TO OWANECO TO ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOWEAQUA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TAYLORVILLE...PANA...ASSUMPTION...MORRISONVILLE...ROSAMOND... OWANECO...PALMER AND VANDERVILLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN ... SHELBY
Instructions:
TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning