Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued March 5 at 3:15AM CST until March 5 at 8:00AM CST by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 5, 2026 - 1:15am
Expires:
March 5, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
FFWPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Alexander County in southern Illinois...
Southern Johnson County in southern Illinois...
Northwestern Pulaski County in southern Illinois...
Southern Union County in southern Illinois...
East Central Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 800 AM CST.
* At 315 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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 and automated gauges.
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...
Cape Girardeau, Jonesboro, Vienna, Dongola, Ullin, Cypress,
Belknap, Mill Creek and East Cape Girardeau.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Alexander, IL; Johnson, IL; Pulaski, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov