{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.64f0d02cdf9a362e9353f6b2eec4c1773ba2a3dd.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 3 at 6:04PM CDT until July 3 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-03","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.64f0d02cdf9a362e9353f6b2eec4c1773ba2a3dd.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lincoln IL"},"word_count":164,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 3 at 6:04PM CDT until July 3 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Clay, IL\n**Issued by:** NWS Lincoln IL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-03T18:04:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-03T18:04:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-03T21:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWILX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nEastern Clay County in south central Illinois...\n\n* Until 915 PM CDT.\n\n* At 603 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1\nto 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to\nbegin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban\nareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as\nother poor drainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nFlora, Clay City, Sailor Springs, Flora Municipal Airport,\nIngraham and Wendelin.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}