Flash Flood Warning issued April 2 at 2:43AM CDT until April 2 at 6:45AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

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The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Madison County in southwestern Illinois...
North Central Monroe County in southwestern Illinois...
Saint Clair County in southwestern Illinois...
Southeastern Saint Louis County in east central Missouri...
Saint Louis City in east central Missouri...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 243 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing. Water
rescues were reported in East Saint Louis.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
St. Louis, Belleville, Granite City, O'Fallon, Alton, East St.
Louis, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Webster Groves, Godfrey,
Fairview Heights, Cahokia, Jennings, Swansea, Glen Carbon, Shiloh,
Crestwood, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Wood River and Highland.

This includes the following State Parks...
Scott Joplin Historic Site and Horseshoe Lake State Park.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 9 and 27.
Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 30.
Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 21 and 24.