Flash Flood Warning for Champaign, IL; De Witt, IL; McLean, IL +1 more

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FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern De Witt County in central Illinois... Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois... Northeastern Piatt County in central Illinois... Northern Champaign County in east central Illinois... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 206 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen since 1230 pm with the heaviest rainfall from Bloomington-Normal southeast to Saybrook and Ellsworth. Street flooding was observed over parts of Normal and Bloomington especially Willow street near ISU campus. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area southeast of Bloomington. 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, Bloomington, Normal, Urbana, Rantoul, Mahomet, Le Roy, Farmer City, Fisher, Thomasboro, Downs, Mansfield, Saybrook, Lake Of The Woods, Bellflower, Arrowsmith, Ellsworth, Cooksville, Foosland and Moraine View State Park. This includes the following State Parks... Moraine View State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 74 between mile markers 136 and 178. Interstate 55 between mile markers 175 and 176. Interstate 57 between mile markers 238 and 250.