Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 26 at 3:43PM CDT until June 26 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 26, 2026 - 1:43pm
Expires:
June 26, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
FFWPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Alexander County in southern Illinois...
* Until 945 PM CDT Friday.
* At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts in excess of 1 inch
are possible in the warned area. This area had already received
heavy rainfall amounts in excess of 2 to 3 inches last night.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
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...
Tamms, Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Thebes and
East Cape Girardeau.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Alexander, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender: