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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lincoln IL

144 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026



The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Northern Clay County in south central Illinois...

  Southern Effingham County in south central Illinois...

  Western Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...



* Until 600 PM CDT.



* At 144 PM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms 

  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 

  inches of rain have fallen. 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...

  Louisville, Watson, Dieterich, Edgewood, Mason, Bible Grove, 

  Wheeler, Sailor Springs, Iola, Rose Hill, Hord and Ingraham.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3891 8881 3899 8881 3911 8814 3876 8836

      3871 8870 3891 8869



FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED



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