Flash Flood Warning for Champaign, IL
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- Champaign
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What is happening
FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... St. Joseph and Ogden. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 187 and 197.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 6:58PM CDT until August 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Lincoln IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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