Flash Flood Warning

FFWLSX

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Monroe County in southwestern Illinois... Southeastern Saint Clair County in southwestern Illinois...

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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... Marissa, New Design, Lenzburg, Hecker, Ames, Burksville, Renault, Wartburg and Kidd.

This includes the following State Parks... Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area and Illinois Caverns State Natural Area.