Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 4:25AM CDT until August 14 at 6:45AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
McLean County in central Illinois...
Northern Champaign County in east central Illinois...
* Until 645 AM CDT.
* At 424 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bloomington, Normal, Rantoul, Le Roy, Heyworth, Fisher, Hudson,
Danvers, Thomasboro, Colfax, Downs, Gifford, McLean, Ogden,
Saybrook, Stanford, Carlock, Towanda, Ludlow and Bellflower.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 39 between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 74 between mile markers 119 and 155...and
between mile markers 195 and 197.
Interstate 55 between mile markers 143 and 174.
Interstate 57 between mile markers 243 and 257.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Trenkle Slough, Kings Mill Creek, Rock Creek, West Fork Sugar
Creek, Middle Fork Vermilion River, Sangamon River, Henline Creek,
Patton Creek, Prairie Creek, Stony Creek, Little Mackinaw River,
Buck Creek, Sixmile Creek, Wildcat Slough, Drummer Creek, Denman
Creek, Sugar Creek, Hillsbury Slough, Long Point Creek, Lone Tree
Creek, Kickapoo Creek, Money Creek, West Fork Salt Creek, Little
Kickapoo Creek, Conkey Branch, Salt Creek, Mackinaw River,
Dickerson Slough, Little Crooked Creek, Funks Branch, Spoon River,
Salt Fork, Timber Creek, Owl Creek, Clear Creek and Upper Salt
Fork Drainage Ditch.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Varoitus voimassa pe klo 12:25 - pe klo 14:45
