ILX Flash Flood Warning on WXJ-75 (Springfield)

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Sangamon County in central Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 430 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
Springfield, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Jerome, Southern View,
Leland Grove, Grandview and Curran.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.