Flash Flood Warning until 10:00PM 
FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Piatt County in central Illinois... Southern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Southern Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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... Champaign, Urbana, Monticello, Savoy, Georgetown, Tolono, Westville, Tilton, Catlin, Bement, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Ridge Farm, Fairmount, Sidell, Pesotum, Sadorus, Broadlands and Allerton. This includes the following State Parks... Harry Babe Woodyard State Natural Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 72 between mile markers 157 and 172. Interstate 57 between mile markers 219 and 234.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... PIATT, IL ... VERMILION, IL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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
