Flash Flood Warning

FFWPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Massac County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Pope County in southern Illinois... Livingston County in western Kentucky...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Paducah, Metropolis, Calvert City, Brookport, Salem, Burna, Ledbetter, Smithland and Hamletsburg.