... Flood Watch in effect from midnight CST tonight through
Tuesday afternoon...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of central Illinois... including the
following counties... Cass... Fulton... Logan... Mason... Menard...
Morgan... Sangamon... Schuyler and Scott.
* From midnight CST tonight through Tuesday afternoon.
* An upper level disturbance will bring heavy rain to portions
of central Illinois. Current indications are that 2 to 4 inches
of rain will be possible... especially southwest of a Canton to
Springfield line... through late Tuesday.
* This amount of rain will likely cause area rivers to begin
rising. Portions of the spoon... Sangamon... and Mackinaw rivers
may approach flood stage later this week. Portions of the
Illinois River are still in flood from the heavy rain a couple
weeks ago... and this upcoming rain will likely cause renewed
rises.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.