Full Notification

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MOULTRIE AND SHELBY. IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK...COLES...CRAWFORD...CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS AND EDGAR. IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CLAY AND EFFINGHAM. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND.

* THROUGH 7 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAINFALL FROM OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY AROUND 4 INCH AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A TAYLORVILLE TO CHARLESTON TO PARIS LINE.

* PEOPLE ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.

* 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 ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.