Flash Flood Advisory - Western Shelby County and other IL areas

from WEATHER dot-com (Weather Channel / National Weather Service):
Flood Advisory WESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CST

* AT 435 PM CST... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SO FAR TODAY... RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE RANGED FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES... WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS OVER CHRISTIAN AND WESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES. THIS IS CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ON SOME STREETS... DITCHES... AND LOW SPOTS.

FROM NOON CST TODAY (revised) to 9 p.m. Saturday 12/26/2015

* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN... WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS... ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... FLOOD WATCH all weekend BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY... WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS... AND SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. SIGNIFICANT RISES ON LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE EXPECTED.