Flood Watch for Knox; Stark; Peoria +5 more
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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Impacts: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. Where: Portions of central and west central Illinois...
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You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois along and north of a Havana to Bloomington line. This includes the following counties, in central Illinois, Marshall, McLean, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford. In west central Illinois, Fulton and Knox. * WHEN...From 10 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... A large area of 3 to 5 inches of rain has fallen since Thursday morning. Thunderstorms are expected to move in again late this evening, becoming widespread after midnight. An additional 1 to 3 inches is likely to fall overnight and Saturday morning. With the ground already saturated, it will not take much additional rain to cause renewed flooding.
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Flood Watch issued August 14 at 12:15PM CDT until August 15 at 10:00AM 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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