Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 29 at 1:50PM CDT until April 29 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 29, 2025 - 11:50am
Expires:
April 29, 2025 - 2:45pm
Description:
FFWLSX
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Washington County in south central Illinois...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 150 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 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...
Nashville, Okawville, Wamac, Lively Grove, Irvington, Ashley,
Posen, Beaucoup, Hoyleton, Johannisburg, Covington, Richview,
Addieville, Oakdale, Radom, New Minden, Du Bois, Venedy, Cordes
and Huegely.
This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 41 and 61.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Washington, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS St Louis MO