Flash Flood Warning

Issued At: Saturday, 20 Jun 2009, 11:40 PM EDT
Expires At: Sunday, 21 Jun 2009, 11:40 PM EDT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT. * AT 532 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES WERE ESTIMATED IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR RATE FROM NEAR NEWTON THROUGH WILLOW HILL AND STE. MARIE. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...STE. MARIE...WILLOW HILL AND SAM PARR STATE PARK AND NEWTON.

Areas affected: Jasper


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