Building J, IL Weather Warnings
Flood
Flash Flood Warning issued July 10 at 11:34PM CDT until July 11 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Macon County in central Illinois... Central Sangamon County in central Illinois... * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 1134 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Springfield, Decatur, Mount Zion, Rochester, Riverton, Harristown, Long Creek, Illiopolis, Niantic, Mechanicsburg, Dawson, Buffalo, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Decatur Airport, Jerome, Southern View, Leland Grove, Grandview, Spaulding and Clear Lake. This includes the following State Parks... Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park & Memorial and Spitler Woods State Natural Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 72 between mile markers 97 and 137. Interstate 55 between mile markers 92 and 101. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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