Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 21 at 6:11PM CDT until June 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 4:11pm
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Clay County in south central Illinois...
Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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...
Olney, Flora, Lawrenceville, Sumner, Bridgeport, Louisville, Clay
City, St. Francisville, Noble, Xenia, Parkersburg, Sailor Springs,
Russellville, Olney Noble Airport, Chauncey, Lawrenceville
Vincennes Airport, Claremont, Calhoun, Dundas and Red Hills State
Park.
This includes the following State Parks...
Red Hills State Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Clay, IL; Lawrence, IL; Richland, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov