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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Paducah KY

309 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024



The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Perry County in south central Illinois...

  Jackson County in southern Illinois...



* Until 700 PM CDT.



* At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...

  Carbondale, Murphysboro, Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, De Soto, 

  Elkville, Hurst, Ava, Tamaroa, Willisville, Grand Tower, Cedar 

  Lake Area, Makanda, Cutler, Dowell, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, 

  Gorham and St. Johns.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3822 8959 3821 8915 3813 8915 3809 8912

      3800 8914 3795 8918 3795 8915 3760 8915

      3760 8945 3756 8947 3757 8950 3758 8952

      3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8952 3775 8962

      3775 8966 3782 8968 3796 8960



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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