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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1201 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois...
  Clinton County in south central Illinois...
  Southeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 1201 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1
  inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
  occurring, especially around Salem.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  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, Vandalia, Breese, Carlyle, St. Elmo, Sandoval,
  Germantown, Albers, Wamac, Central City, Odin, Beckemeyer,
  Kinmundy, Brownstown, Irvington, Patoka, Tamalco, Farina and Omega.

This includes the following State Parks...
Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Illinois near exit 34.
Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 68 and 76.
Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3850 8971 3916 8881 3891 8881 3891 8869
      3848 8870 3847 8914 3850 8914 3851 8930
      3852 8935 3850 8937 3849 8941 3850 8943
      3847 8948 3848 8957 3847 8961 3846 8963
      3845 8963 3844 8967 3843 8967 3842 8970

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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