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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1259 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 1259 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 hour.
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Centralia, Salem, Sandoval, Wamac, Central City, Odin, Omega, Helm,
  Iuka, Junction City, Kell, Walnut Hill, Cartter and Selmaville.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 116.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3873 8870 3848 8870 3848 8897 3847 8900
      3847 8914 3862 8914

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

$$

GK