Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
746 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Gallatin County in southern Illinois...
  Union County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
  possible in the warned area. 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...
  Morganfield, Sturgis, Shawneetown, Breckinridge Center, Uniontown,
  Ridgway, Equality, New Haven, Waverly, Omaha, Old Shawneetown and
  Junction.

For locations that also have a tornado warning issued, seek shelter
in an interior room at the lowest level unless absolutely necessary
to avoid flooding.

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 3760 8838 3791 8837 3792 8814 3784 8803
      3783 8803 3782 8809 3780 8807 3777 8795
      3781 8790 3782 8790 3790 8793 3776 8776
      3764 8773 3747 8797 3747 8798 3749 8797
      3760 8818

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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