Flash Flood Warning until 12:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southwestern Crawford County in east central Illinois... Southern Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Effingham County in south central Illinois... Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 848 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 14 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Effingham, Newton, Altamont, Teutopolis, Oblong, Watson, Stewardson, Cowden, Dieterich, Tower Hill, Beecher City, Edgewood, Ste. Marie, Willow Hill, Jewett, Shumway, Montrose, Wheeler, Hidalgo and Bogota.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... EFFINGHAM, IL ... JASPER, IL ... SHELBY, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499