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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
1116 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

The National Weather Service in St Louis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Washington County in south central Illinois...
  Monroe County in southwestern Illinois...
  Randolph County in southwestern Illinois...
  Southeastern Saint Clair County in southwestern Illinois...
  Southern Jefferson County in east central Missouri...

* Until 145 AM CDT.

* At 1116 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  Festus, Waterloo, Chester, De Soto, Crystal City, Freeburg, 
  Sparta, Red Bud, Nashville, Bremen, Smithton, Steeleville, New 
  Athens, Marissa, Okawville, Wamac, Percy, Coulterville, Tilden and 
  Olympian Village.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 41 and 61.
	Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 170 and 175.

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 3812 9069 3851 8971 3842 8970 3847 8961
      3852 8935 3850 8914 3821 8915 3822 8959
      3796 8960 3780 8967 3791 8984 3787 8994
      3793 8997 3796 8993 3813 9025 3811 9025
      3800 9058 3801 9063 3802 9061 3807 9061

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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