Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Fulton County

552 PM CDT Sun May 7 2023

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Mason County in central Illinois...
  Southwestern Fulton County in west central Illinois...
  East Central Schuyler County in west central Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across 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...
  Havana, Astoria, Bath, Kilbourne, Marbletown and Bluff City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.