Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
FFWILX
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Vermilion County in east central Illinois...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 356 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen since 3 PM. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
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...
Danville, Vermilion Regional Airport, Bismarck, Henning and Alvin.
This includes Interstate 74 between mile marker 217 and the Indiana
border.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Painter Creek, Jordan Creek, Lick Creek, Vermilion River, Bean
Creek, North Fork Vermilion River, Stony Creek, Middle Fork
Vermilion River, Middle Branch and Windfall Creek.