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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
740 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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FAYETTE IL-
740 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* WHEN...UNTIL 745 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS OCCURRING. STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE
DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 739 AM CDT, GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED FLOODING ON AREA STREAMS
DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VANDALIA, ST. ELMO, RAMSEY, BROWNSTOWN, FARINA, SHOBONIER,
WRIGHTS CORNER, AVENA, LA CLEDE, PITTSBURG, SHAFTER, ST. PETER,
BINGHAM, HAGERSTOWN, ST. PAUL, BAYLE CITY, ST. JAMES AND
LOOGOOTEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3922 8881 3891 8881 3891 8869 3883 8870
3882 8914 3874 8914 3874 8925 3899 8926
3900 8925 3922 8925
CARNEY
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