Flash Flood Watch in effect through late tonight
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLARK...COLES...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER... LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN. TOTAL RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES...BUT MAY BE AS MUCH 3 INCHES IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR.
* THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF MANY LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. URBAN FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY DUE TO CLOGGED STORM DRAINS. IN ADDITION...RAPID RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: 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.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Watch