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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1046 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Champaign County in east central Illinois...
  Central Vermilion County in east central Illinois...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 1046 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
  2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Rantoul, Savoy, Mahomet, St. Joseph,
  Tilton, Catlin, Fisher, Oakwood, Rossville, Thomasboro, Gifford,
  Ogden, Potomac, Rankin, Fithian, Bondville and Lake Of The Woods.

This includes the following State Parks...
Kickapoo State Recreation Area and Middle Fork State Fish and
Wildlife Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 72 between  mile markers 174 and 182.
 Interstate 74 between  mile markers 169 and 220.
 Interstate 57 between  mile markers 232 and 257.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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LAT...LON 4040 8846 4040 8793 4049 8794 4049 8785
      4032 8753 4007 8753 4007 8846

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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MJA