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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 2:37 AM Jun. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CHRISTIAN, MACON, SOUTHERN PIATT, CENTRAL
SANGAMON AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...

At 936 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall
is expected. 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, Decatur, Chatham, Mount Zion, Auburn, Rochester,
Forsyth, Riverton, Pawnee, Bement, Cerro Gordo, Harristown, Long
Creek, Waverly, Atwood, Warrensburg, Blue Mound, Macon, Edinburg
and Illiopolis.

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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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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