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WGUS73 KILX 050248
FFSILX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
948 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025


ILC023-025-033-035-049-079-050345-
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Clark IL-Clay IL-Crawford IL-Cumberland IL-Effingham IL-Jasper IL-
948 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CLARK, NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD, EASTERN CUMBERLAND, CLAY, 
SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM AND JASPER COUNTIES...

At 946 PM CDT, Emergency management reported water covering multiple 
sections of Route 40 between Montrose and Teutopolis. Between 1.5 
and 3 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...Emergency management reported.

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, Flora, Marshall, Newton, Casey, Greenup, Toledo, 
  Teutopolis, Martinsville, Louisville, Watson, Dieterich, Edgewood, 
  Xenia, Mason, Bible Grove, Willow Hill, Jewett, Montrose and 
  Wheeler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 3891 8881 3895 8881 3934 8812 3948 8766
      3934 8757 3931 8762 3930 8760 3926 8760
      3885 8819 3885 8826 3879 8827 3861 8861
      3861 8870 3891 8869

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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