Flood Warning issued August 15 at 10:41AM CDT until August 15 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois, including
the following counties, in central Illinois, Mason, Peoria,
Tazewell and Woodford. In west central Illinois, Fulton and Knox.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take
several hours for all the water from these storms to work through
local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1040 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
already occurring in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 6
inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Peoria, Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Canton, Eureka,
Lewistown, Washington, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria,
Abingdon, Marquette Heights, Farmington, Tremont, Elmwood,
Bellevue, Mackinaw, Delavan and Manito.
- This includes the following State Parks...
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area, Powerton Lake
State Fish and Wildlife Area, Rice Lake State Fish and
Wildlife Area, Sand Ridge State Forest, Spring Lake State
Fish and Wildlife Area and Mackinaw River State Fish and
Wildlife Area.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 74 between mile markers 81 and 112.
Interstate 155 between mile markers 12 and 31.
Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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