Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 21 at 4:37PM CDT until June 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Clark County in east central Illinois...
Eastern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
Northeastern Clay County in south central Illinois...
Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
North Central Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 437 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
Newton, Casey, Greenup, Toledo, Ste. Marie, Willow Hill, Jewett,
Wheeler, Hidalgo, Bogota, Woodbury, Hunt City, Yale, Rose Hill,
Sam Parr State Park, Hazel Dell, West Liberty, Wakefield, Wendelin
and Ingraham.
This includes the following State Parks...
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and Sam Parr State Fish and
Wildlife Area.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 106 and 130.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Clark, IL; Clay, IL; Cumberland, IL; Jasper, IL; Richland, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: