Flash Flood Warning until 11:00AM
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1100 AM CDT
* At 654 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of additional rainfall have fallen during the overnight hours. Flash flooding is continuing across the warning area and requires an extension of the previous Flash Flood Warning.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Shelbyville, Toledo, Pana, Moweaqua, Neoga, Assumption, Windsor, Stewardson, Findlay, Cowden, Tower Hill, Jewett, Montrose, Westervelt, Woodbury, Strasburg, Herrick, Rosamond, Clarksburg and Sigel. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 169 and 179. Interstate 70 between mile markers 105 and 114.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN ... CUMBERLAND ... 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