WGUS63 KPAH 191635
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1135 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

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White-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-
Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-
Spencer-Union KY-Henderson-
Including the cities of Harrisburg, Rockport, Henderson, Herrin,
Metropolis, Petersburg, Cairo, Morganfield, Mound City,
Poseyville, Elizabethtown, Carmi, Fort Branch, Boonville,
Jonesboro, Golconda, Evansville, Shawneetown, and Vienna
1135 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026 /1235 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, including the following 
  areas, Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, 
  Pulaski, Saline, Union, White and Williamson, southwest Indiana, 
  including the following areas, Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, 
  Vanderburgh and Warrick, and western Kentucky, including the 
  following areas, Henderson and Union KY.

* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Additional heavy rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches, perhaps
    localized higher are possible. This may fall on areas that
    already received over 1.5" over the past 24 hours.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

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SP