Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 8 at 1:25PM CDT until June 8 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 11:25am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Moultrie County in central Illinois...
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Coles County in east central Illinois...
Northwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 125 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. 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 will experience flash flooding include...
Charleston, Mattoon, Neoga, Windsor, Stewardson, Humboldt, Lerna,
Allenville, Cooks Mill, Paradise, Strasburg, Sigel, Gays, Loxa,
Etna, Trilla, Trowbridge, Coles County Airport and Fairgrange.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Coles, IL; Cumberland, IL; Moultrie, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: