Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 10:44PM CDT until April 28 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 8:44pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Cumberland County in east central Illinois...
Northern Clay County in south central Illinois...
Effingham County in south central Illinois...
Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 800 AM CDT Tuesday.
* At 1044 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding
across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have
fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall
is expected.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Law enforcement 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, Altamont, Teutopolis, Watson, Stewardson, Cowden,
Dieterich, Beecher City, Edgewood, Mason, Bible Grove, Shumway,
Montrose, Wheeler, Heartville, Woodbury, Sigel, Iola, Effingham
County Airport and Hord.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Clay, IL; Cumberland, IL; Effingham, IL; Jasper, IL; Shelby, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov