Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 1:11PM CDT until April 27 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 11:11am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
Northern Clay County in south central Illinois...
Effingham County in south central Illinois...
Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 715 PM CDT Monday.
* At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts up 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...
Effingham, Altamont, Teutopolis, Watson, Stewardson, Cowden,
Dieterich, Beecher City, Edgewood, Mason, Bible Grove, Shumway,
Montrose, Wheeler, Heartville, Woodbury, Strasburg, Clarksburg,
Sigel and Iola.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Clay, IL; Cumberland, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: