The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Edgar County in east central Illinois…
Northern Clark County in east central Illinois…
Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 133 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Paris, Marshall, Chrisman, Kansas, Vermilion, Redmon, Clarksville,
Oliver, Dennison, Edgar, Metcalf, Edgar County Airport, Bell Ridge,
Scottland and Sandford.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 142 and 154.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
