*Weather Alert* The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of West-Central and Central Illinois, including the following local counties: Fulton, Schuyler, Cass, Morgan, Scott, Sangamon, Menard, and Mason. This includes the cities of: Springfield, Jacksonville, Havana, Petersburg, and Canton Effective through tomorrow morning Slow moving and very heavy thunderstorms are developing in West-Central Illinois this evening. These storms can dump 1-2 inches of rain in just a short period of time, leading to concerns that flash flooding may arise tonight. FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 737 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013 ILZ036-040-041-047>051-160800- /O.NEW.KILX.FF.A.0006.130616T0037Z-130616T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FULTON-SCHUYLER-MASON-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 737 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CASS...FULTON...MASON... MENARD...MORGAN...SANGAMON...SCHUYLER AND SCOTT. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE WEST. RAINFALL TOTALS THIS AFTERNOON IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCUR. ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD BE A BIT OF WEAKENING IN THE CURRENT STORMS...ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ HJS
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:05:03 +0000
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