Full Notification

FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Southern Shelby County in central Illinois... Coles County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Ashmore, Windsor, Cowden, Tower Hill, Herrick, Lerna, Rardin, Paradise, Strasburg, Clarksburg, Gays, Oconee, Loxa, Etna, Wolf Creek State Park, Coles County Airport and Fox Ridge State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLES, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.