Flash Flood Warning

FFWLSX

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Randolph County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 903 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... Chester, Sparta, Bremen, Steeleville, Percy, Evansville, Eden, Preston, Blair, Prairie Du Rocher, Ellis Grove, Ruma, Rockwood, Kaskaskia, New Palestine, Walsh, Welge and Roots.

This includes the following State Parks... Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area, Randolph County State Recreation Area and Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area.