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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service St Louis MO
211 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Clinton County in south central Illinois...
  Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
  Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 815 PM CDT Monday.

* At 211 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...
  Centralia, Salem, Sandoval, Wamac, Central City, Odin, Kinmundy,
  Patoka, Farina, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station, Fairman, Shobonier,
  Helm, Tonti, La Clede, Iuka, Junction City, St. Peter and Alma.

This includes the following State Parks...
Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area.

This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3863 8914 3892 8914 3891 8869 3884 8869
      3877 8870 3848 8870 3848 8914

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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Walsh