Full Notification

FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Champaign County in east central Illinois... Central Vermilion County in east central Illinois...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 1046 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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, Danville, Rantoul, Savoy, Mahomet, St. Joseph, Tilton, Catlin, Fisher, Oakwood, Rossville, Thomasboro, Gifford, Ogden, Potomac, Rankin, Fithian, Bondville and Lake Of The Woods. This includes the following State Parks... Kickapoo State Recreation Area and Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 72 between mile markers 174 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 169 and 220. Interstate 57 between mile markers 232 and 257.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... VERMILION, 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.