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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
641 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2022

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Montgomery County in south central Illinois...
  Southern Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois...
  Northern Madison County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 1245 PM CDT Tuesday.

* At 641 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Alton, Bethalto, Litchfield, Staunton, Gillespie, East Alton, 
  Brighton, Mount Olive, Bunker Hill, Benld, Worden, Livingston, 
  Alhambra, Shipman, Wilsonville, Sawyerville, Mount Clare, East 
  Gillespie, Eagarville and Prairietown.

This includes the following State Parks...
	Beaver Dam State Park.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 30 and 52.

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 3900 9015 3908 9015 3911 9015 3913 9015
      3918 9015 3919 9015 3922 9015 3925 9015
      3926 9015 3920 8966 3888 8964 3887 8963
      3890 9014

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Britt