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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
734 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

The National Weather Service in St Louis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Montgomery County in south central Illinois...
  Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 734 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches 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...
  Litchfield, Hillsboro, Carlinville, Staunton, Virden, Gillespie,
  Girard, Mount Olive, Bunker Hill, Benld, Raymond, Witt, White Oak,
  Farmersville, Taylor Springs, Coffeen, Schram City, Wilsonville,
  Sawyerville and Mount Clare.

This includes the following State Parks...
Lake Lou Yaeger.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 41 and 63.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3952 8953 3935 8953 3935 8933 3903 8934
      3903 8959 3900 8959 3900 8998 3952 8997

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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Fuchs