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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Friday June 19th, 2015 :: 05:27 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 11:30AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... MOULTRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FRIDAY

* AT 523 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVING FALLEN NEAR ALLENVILLE OVERNIGHT. FLOODING HAS DEVELOPED OR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...SULLIVAN...ARCOLA...ARTHUR... BETHANY...OAKLAND...NEWMAN...ASHMORE...WINDSOR...FINDLAY...TOWER HILL...HUMBOLDT...HINDSBORO...ALLENVILLE...WESTERVELT...RARDIN... COOKS MILLS AND GAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 189 AND 207.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES ... DOUGLAS ... MOULTRIE ... SHELBY

Instructions:

TURN AROUND...DONT 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

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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

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