Flood Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
704 WGUS83 KLSX 262334 FLSLSX Flood Advisory National Weather Service St Louis MO 634 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ILC119-270230- /O.NEW.KLSX.FA.Y.0044.240526T2334Z-240527T0230Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Madison IL- 634 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Illinois, including the following county, central Madison. * WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 634 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... St. Louis, Granite City, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Wood River, Highland, Troy, Maryville, Pontoon Beach, Madison, Venice, South Roxana, Roxana, Hartford, St. Jacob, Marine, Brooklyn, Alhambra and West Alton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3880 9012 3884 9011 3896 8964 3887 8965 3887 8960 3874 8960 3866 9018 3871 9021 3872 9021 3874 9018 3878 9015 $$ Walsh