Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Mascoutah, IL ∙ Breese, IL ∙ Cahokia, IL ∙ Rosemont, IL ∙ O'Fallon, IL ∙ Capitol Oaks, IL ∙ New Baden, IL ∙ East Carondelet, IL ∙ Waterloo, IL ∙ Floraville, IL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 754 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Western Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Madison County in southwestern Illinois... Northwestern Monroe County in southwestern Illinois... Saint Clair County in southwestern Illinois... * Until noon CDT. * At 754 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... St. Louis, Belleville, O'Fallon, East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Cahokia, Swansea, Shiloh, Waterloo, Columbia, Mascoutah, Centreville, Breese, Lebanon, Freeburg, Caseyville, Washington Park, Dupo, Millstadt and New Baden. This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 9 and 27. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3851 9026 3855 9024 3861 9018 3864 9018 3861 8978 3872 8964 3883 8914 3874 8914 3874 8924 3852 8971 3847 8970 3831 8970 3831 9026 3843 9028 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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