Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 7:04PM CDT until April 27 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 5:04pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the
* 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 930 PM CDT.
* At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. 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: