Flash Flood Warning until 09:00PM 
FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Champaign County in east central Illinois... Southern Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen between Saint Joseph and Fairmount. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Georgetown, Westville, Catlin, Oakwood, Homer, Ogden, Fairmount, Fithian, Belgium, Jamaica and Muncie. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 195 and 208.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... VERMILION, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency
201 N Vermilion St
Danville, IL 61832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-443-6011
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
