Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 21 at 5:59PM CDT until June 21 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have produced
between 4 and 6 inches of rainfall. Runoff from this heavy rain is
producing life threatening flash flooding.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kinmundy, Patoka, Farina, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station, Fairman,
Alma, Vernon and Brubaker.
This includes the following State Parks...
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area.
This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 127.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Flat Creek, Lee Creek, and East Fork Kaskaskia River.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Marion, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: