Flash Flood Warning

FFWPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Jefferson County in south central Illinois... Wayne County in south central Illinois... Northern Edwards County in southeastern Illinois... Northern Wabash County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CDT Saturday.

* At 127 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Mount Vernon, Lancaster, Wayne City, West Salem, Woodlawn, Bluford, Cisne, Allendale, Dix, Jeffersonville, Sims, Mount Erie, Keenes and Johnsonville.