Flash Flood Warning for Vermilion, IL
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What is happening
FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Vermilion County in east central Illinois... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 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.
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Bulletin details
FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Vermilion County in east central Illinois... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... Hoopeston, Rossville, Potomac, Henning, Alvin and Armstrong. This area is already very saturated from previous rainfall, so it would not take much rain to cause flash flooding in northern Vermilion County.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 6:13PM CDT until August 19 at 9:15PM 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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