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WGUS43 KILX 190833

FLWILX



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Lincoln IL

333 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026



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Clay IL-Effingham IL-Jasper IL-

333 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive 

  rainfall continues.



* WHERE...A portion of southeast Illinois, including the following 

  counties, Clay, Effingham and Jasper.



* WHEN...Until 900 AM CDT.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams 

  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. 

  Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - Recently,there have been several public reports between 3 and

    5 inches of rain from yesterday's thunderstorms.  Ponding of

    water across some urban and low-lying areas may linger

    through late morning.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Flora, Newton, Louisville, Edgewood, Xenia, Bible Grove,

    Wheeler, Sailor Springs, Bogota, Iola, Hord, Ingraham,

    Wendelin and Flora Municipal Airport.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



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LAT...LON 3897 8813 3885 8825 3885 8826 3884 8826

      3860 8849 3861 8870 3891 8869 3911 8818





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MJA