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WGUS83 KILX 271758
FLSILX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1258 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
ILC029-272100-
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COLES IL-
1258 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTY, COLES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1257 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON, MATTOON, ASHMORE, LERNA, PARADISE, LOXA, COLES
COUNTY AIRPORT, FOX RIDGE STATE PARK AND ETNA.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3948 8801 3941 8801 3938 8801 3938 8847
3945 8847 3950 8847 3952 8847 3955 8847
3955 8801
MJA
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