#NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Ford, IL #ILwx FFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Ford County in east central Illinois... * Until 815 AM CDT. * At 323 AM CDT […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 15 at 3:23AM CDT until August 15 at 8:15AM CDT by NWS Chicago ILFFWLOT The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Ford County in east central Illinois... * Until 815 AM CDT. * At 323 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring, with broadcast media reporting several flooded streets and flooded basements in Paxton. HAZARD...Significant flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Broadcast media reported. IMPACT...Rapid-onset, significant flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, low-lying areas, and poor drainage areas. Widespread street and underpass flooding. Possible flooding of structures. Possible flooding of highways. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Paxton, Gibson City, Elliott and Clarence.