Illinois, Kentucky Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/10/2026 02:48

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 10 at 4:48AM CDT until July 10 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 10, 2026 - 2:48am
Expires: 
July 10, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
FFWPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Pulaski County in southern Illinois... Ballard County in western Kentucky... * Until 700 AM CDT. * At 448 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in At least one home near Mounds has had water enter the residence. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. 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... La Center, Wickliffe, Mounds, Barlow, Tamms, Mound City, Karnak, Lovelaceville, Ullin, Kevil, Olmsted, New Grand Chain, Pulaski and Blandville.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY