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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
453 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Madison County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 453 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy
  rain in Bethalto. Between 2 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...Public reported flooding along Highway 140 in
           Bethalto.

  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...
  Granite City, Alton, Edwardsville, Godfrey, Glen Carbon, Wood
  River, Bethalto, Pontoon Beach, East Alton, South Roxana, Roxana,
  Hartford, West Alton, Rosewood Heights, Carpenter, Poag and
  Mitchell.

This includes Interstate 55 in Illinois near exit 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3885 9011 3890 9021 3896 9021 3896 8987
      3876 8988 3877 9017 3880 9012 3884 9011

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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