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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
917 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 917 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible 
  in the warned area. 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...
  Vandalia, Mulberry Grove, Shobonier, Pittsburg, Shafter, 
  Hagerstown and St. Paul.

This includes Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 61 and 63.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3899 8926 3900 8926 3900 8925 3906 8925
      3905 8908 3882 8891 3882 8918 3889 8926

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Britt