Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Central Illinois

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
440 PM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Clay County in south central Illinois...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 431 PM CDT, the Flora Volunteer Fire Department reported flood
  waters receding across the city of Flora.  A few rural roads on
  the edge of town remain impassable.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Fire Department

  IMPACT...Standing water and ponding of water across the county
           will remain a nuisance through the evening hours.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Flora, Xenia and Flora Municipal Airport.

Another round of potentially heavy rainfall is forecast across
portions of central and southeast Illinois Sunday afternoon.

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.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8840 3860 8842 3860 8846 3860 8848
      3861 8850 3861 8852 3861 8855 3861 8856
      3861 8859 3861 8861 3861 8870 3863 8870
      3865 8870 3867 8870 3871 8870 3872 8870
      3876 8850 3870 8842

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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