Flood Watch
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
321 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2020
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Including the cities of Lincoln, Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown, Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney, and Lawrenceville
321 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2020
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flood Watch for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois, and west central Illinois, including the following areas, in central Illinois, Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Piatt, Sangamon, and Shelby. In east central Illinois, Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, and Vermilion. In southeast Illinois, Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland. In west central Illinois, Cass, Morgan, and Scott.
* From Friday evening through Saturday morning
* Heavy rainfall from last weekend has resulted in soils remaining saturated and river and lake levels being higher than normal. Another round of precipitation is expected on Friday evening through Saturday morning where some areas will receive between 1 and 1.5 inches. Though the precipitation will be a wintry mix to start the evening, as warmer air moves in from the south, the precipitation will change over to all rain and most of the moderate to heavy rain is expected after temperatures are above freezing. This rainfall will quickly become runoff due to cold ground or already existing frozen precipitation on the ground.
* Moderate to heavy rainfall will result in flooding of low lying or poor drainage areas, including flooding on smaller creeks and streams. Significant rises on larger streams and rivers will also be possible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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