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City of Marseilles
Tuesday May 28th, 2019 :: 04:11 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 07:00AM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Illinois and north central Illinois, including the following areas, in central Illinois, Livingston. In north central Illinois, La Salle, Lee, Ogle, and Winnebago.

* From this evening through Wednesday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the watch area tonight and these storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour.

* Runoff from this heavy rainfall may result in areas of flash flooding, along with additional rises on area rivers.

* AFFECTED AREAS: OGLE ... WINNEBAGO ... LA SALLE ... LEE ... LIVINGSTON

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.

Address/Location
City of Marseilles
142 Lincoln Street
Marseilles, IL 61341

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-795-2131

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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