Flash Flood Warning until 09:45PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Shelbyville, Windsor, Humboldt, Allenville, Cooks Mill, Coles, Strasburg, Clarksburg, Gays, Wolf Creek State Park, Eagle Creek State Park and Mode. Additional rainfall amounts of up to an inch are possible in the warned area. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 196 and 201.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MOULTRIE, IL ... COLES, IL ... SHELBY, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
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