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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Friday June 19th, 2015 :: 06:34 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 12:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CRAWFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN COLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 632 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM...ROBINSON...MARSHALL... LAKEWOOD...CASEY...ALTAMONT...NEOGA...TEUTOPOLIS...GREENUP... OBLONG...PALESTINE...TOLEDO...MARTINSVILLE...ASHMORE...WATSON... STEWARDSON...COWDEN AND DIETERICH. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 143 AND 188. INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 154.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... 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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