Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 5 at 11:21AM CDT until April 5 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 5, 2025 - 9:21am
Expires:
April 5, 2025 - 1:30pm
Description:
FFWPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jefferson County in south central Illinois...
Perry County in south central Illinois...
Wayne County in south central Illinois...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 1121 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain has moved back
into the warned area. Most creeks were out of their banks in
Jefferson County this morning. Between 6 and 9 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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...
Mount Vernon, Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Fairfield, Rend Lake Area,
Wayne City, Woodlawn, Bluford, Cisne, Tamaroa, Willisville, Ina,
Dix, Cutler, Waltonville, Bonnie, Jeffersonville, Belle Rive, Sims
and Nason.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Jefferson, IL; Perry, IL; Wayne, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
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