Illinois, Kentucky Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/27/2026 00:54

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 27 at 2:54AM CDT until July 27 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 27, 2026 - 12:54am
Expires: 
July 27, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
FFWPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Hardin County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Union County in northwestern Kentucky... Northeastern Crittenden County in western Kentucky... * Until 700 AM CDT. * At 254 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Marion and Sturgis.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Hardin, IL; Crittenden, KY; Union, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Paducah KY