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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
903 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Randolph County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 903 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
  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...
  Chester, Sparta, Bremen, Steeleville, Percy, Evansville, Eden,
  Preston, Blair, Prairie Du Rocher, Ellis Grove, Ruma, Rockwood,
  Kaskaskia, New Palestine, Walsh, Welge and Roots.

This includes the following State Parks...
Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area, Randolph County State
Recreation Area and Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area.

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 3816 9003 3814 8959 3796 8960 3782 8968
      3780 8967 3785 8974 3785 8979 3788 8980
      3791 8984 3787 8990 3787 8994 3793 8997
      3796 8993 3797 8994 3796 9000 3801 9006
      3803 9011 3806 9013 3809 9020 3814 9004

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Carney