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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1132 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

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

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 1132 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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, Savoy, Georgetown, Tolono, Westville, Tilton,
  Catlin, Philo, Sidney, Homer, Ridge Farm, Fairmount, Sidell,
  Pesotum, Sadorus, Broadlands, Allerton, Ivesdale and Willard
  Airport.

This includes the following State Parks...
Harry Babe Woodyard State Natural Area.

This includes  Interstate 57 between  mile markers 218 and 233.

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 4009 8846 4009 8794 4009 8754 3989 8754
      3989 8794 3988 8846

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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