Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Wasson, IL ∙ Colp, IL ∙ Johnston City, IL ∙ Harrisburg Raleigh Airport, IL ∙ Energy, IL ∙ Crab Orchard, IL ∙ Muddy, IL ∙ Carterville, IL ∙ Whiteash, IL ∙ Ledford, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Paducah KY 732 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Saline County in southern Illinois... Williamson County in southern Illinois... * Until midnight CDT tonight. * At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Marion, Herrin, Harrisburg, Carterville, Eldorado, Johnston City, Crainville, Cambria, Energy, Galatia, Hurst, Pittsburg, Creal Springs, Carrier Mills, Lake Of Egypt Area, Raleigh, Stonefort, Freeman Spur, Bush and Whiteash. For locations also under a tornado warning, stay in an interior room on the lowest level unless absolutely necessary to avoid flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3786 8915 3786 8871 3791 8871 3791 8837 3760 8838 3760 8915 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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