WGUS43 KILX 182250
FLWILX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
550 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

ILC025-049-079-191100-
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Clay IL-Effingham IL-Jasper IL-
550 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Illinois, including the following 
  counties, Clay, Effingham and Jasper.

* WHEN...Until 600 AM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams 
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Flora, Newton, Louisville, Edgewood, Xenia, Bible Grove,
    Wheeler, Sailor Springs, Bogota, Iola, Hord, Ingraham,
    Wendelin and Flora Municipal Airport.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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 3897 8813 3885 8825 3885 8826 3884 8826
      3860 8849 3861 8870 3891 8869 3911 8818


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