Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Lincoln, IL

Issued

Jun 8, 2015, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC)

Expired

Jun 8, 2015, 10:45 AM CDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Lincoln, IL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Effingham County, IL

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811 
WGUS53 KILX 080513
FFWILX
ILC049-081115-
/O.NEW.KILX.FF.W.0013.150608T0513Z-150608T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1213 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 615 AM CDT MONDAY
    
* AT 1209 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 
  ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR.

REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE CITY OF EFFINGHAM WERE RECEIVED FROM THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  EFFINGHAM...ALTAMONT...TEUTOPOLIS...WATSON...DIETERICH...BEECHER
  CITY...EDGEWOOD...SHUMWAY...MONTROSE...EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT...
  MASON...LAKE SARA...HEARTVILLE AND ALTAMONT RESERVOIR.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 143 AND 168.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 104.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 8880 3922 8847 3917 8847 3917 8836
      3891 8836 3891 8880

$$

GOETSCH

158 
WGUS53 KILX 080947
FFWILX
ILC049-081545-
/O.EXT.KILX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150608T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
447 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT MONDAY

* AT 442 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLOODING WAS OCCURING ON ROUTE 37 SOUTH
  OF WATSON AND ON 300 STREET SOUTH OF ALTAMONT NEAR THE FAYETTE
  COUNTY LINE. RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2.5 AND 5.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  FALL ACROSS MUCH OF EFFINGHAM COUNTY DURING SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE
  HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM EFFINGHAM SOUTHWEST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  PRODUCE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF RAIN BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  BY MID MORNING AND THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO MORE WIDESPREAD FLASH
  FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  EFFINGHAM...ALTAMONT...TEUTOPOLIS...WATSON...DIETERICH...BEECHER
  CITY...EDGEWOOD...SHUMWAY...MONTROSE...EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT...
  MASON...LAKE SARA...HEARTVILLE AND ALTAMONT RESERVOIR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 143 AND 168.
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 104.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. 
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 8880 3922 8847 3917 8847 3917 8836
      3891 8836 3891 8880

$$

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