#NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Fulton, IL; Knox, IL; Mason, IL; Peoria, IL; Tazewell, IL; Woodford, IL #ILwx
FFWILX

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Mason County in central Illinois...
Southern Peoria County in central Illinois...
Tazewell County in central Illinois...
Southwestern Woodford County in central Illinois...
Fulton County in west central Illinois...
Southern Knox County in west central Illinois...

* Until 600 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 1156 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 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...
Peoria, Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Canton, Eureka, Lewistown,
Washington, Bartonville, Creve Coeur, West Peoria, Abingdon,
Marquette Heights, Farmington, Tremont, Elmwood, Bellevue,
Mackinaw, Delavan and Manito.

This includes the following State Parks...
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area, Powerton Lake State Fish
and Wildlife Area, Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Sand
Ridge State Forest, Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and
Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 74 between mile markers 82 and 112.
Interstate 155 between mile markers 12 and 31.
Interstate 474 between mile markers 0 and 14.

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