Flash Flood Warning until 03:30PM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
FFWLSX The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Randolph County in southwestern Illinois... Northeastern Washington County in east central Missouri... Sainte Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri... Saint Francois County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 1231 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. 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 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... Farmington, Chester, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Ste. Genevieve, Sparta, Red Bud, Potosi, Bismarck, Leadwood, Bremen, Park Hills, Steeleville, Percy, Coulterville, Tilden, Evansville, Bloomsdale, Irondale and Baldwin. This includes the following State Parks... Washington State Park, St. Joe State Park, St. Francois State Park, Hawn State Park, Felix Valle House State Park and Missouri Mines Historic Site. This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between exits 141 and 162.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RANDOLPH, IL ... STE. GENEVIEVE, MO ... ST. FRANCOIS, MO ... WASHINGTON, MO
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Washington County 911
12252 N. State Highway 21
Cadet, MO 63630
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-438-0040
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning