Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Olney Noble Airport, IL ∙ Flora, IL ∙ Chauncey, IL ∙ Noble, IL ∙ Louisville, IL ∙ West Liberty, IL ∙ Clay City, IL ∙ Birds, IL ∙ Dundas, IL ∙ Sailor Springs, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 311 PM CDT Tue Apr 29 2025 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Crawford County in east central Illinois... Central Clay County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Northwestern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois... Northern Richland County in southeastern Illinois... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 310 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 around 1 inch 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 may experience flash flooding include... Olney, Flora, Louisville, Clay City, Noble, Flat Rock, Sailor Springs, Olney Noble Airport, Chauncey, Claremont, Dundas, West Liberty, Flora Municipal Airport, Pinkstaff and Birds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3884 8821 3893 8767 3881 8758 3871 8802 3862 8855 3872 8857 3876 8859 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

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