Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 8 at 5:29PM CDT until June 8 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 3:29pm
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
FFWPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Alexander County in southern Illinois...
Southwestern Union County in southern Illinois...
Central Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...
Northwestern Scott County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 529 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Media reported.
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, Jackson, Scott City, Chaffee, Oran, Benton, Trail
Of Tears State Park, Kelso, Delta, Gordonville, Dutchtown, Cape
Girardeau Airport, Thebes, Allenville, Pocahontas and East Cape
Girardeau.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Alexander, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Scott, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov