Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois
Areas Affected: Christian; Moultrie; Coles; Shelby; Cumberland; Clark; Effingham; Jasper; Crawford; Clay; Richland; Lawrence
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:58am CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:58am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 5:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 4:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... Wet antecedent conditions from recent active weather means that it will not take much additional rainfall for flooding to occur, especially in low lying areas. Current forecast guidance exhibits a high (greater than 70%) probability of exceeding 2 inches of rainfall within the watch area. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Illinois, including the following counties, in central Illinois, Christian and Shelby. In east central Illinois, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and Moultrie. In southeast Illinois, Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence and Richland. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b8c2bdd3f61ee08a0f35211c3eb5e04918e8266.001.1 Codes: ILZ052, ILZ054, ILZ056, ILZ061, ILZ062, ILZ063, ILZ066, ILZ067, ILZ068, ILZ071, ILZ072, ILZ073 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b8c2bdd3f61ee08a0f35211c3eb5e04918e8266.001.1