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
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