⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Mississippi, MO – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 11:57PM CDT until August 20 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

FFWPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Pulaski County in southern Illinois…
Ballard County in western Kentucky…
Northern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 600 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 1157 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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…
Charleston, La Center, Wickliffe, Bertrand, Mounds, Barlow, Mound
City, Wyatt, Lovelaceville, Kevil, Olmsted, New Grand Chain,
Pulaski, Wilson City and Blandville.

This includes the following streams and drainages…
Thomas Creek, Little Shawnee Creek, Boar Creek, Stovall Creek,
Clanton Creek, Gray Creek, Cane Creek, Humphrey Creek, Saint Johns
Diversion Ditch, Mayfield Creek, Mississippi River, Redstone Creek,
Stevenson Bayou, Billington Creek, Nasty Creek, Cache River, Mill
Creek, Hartline Creek, Humphrey Branch, Buckler Creek, Hess Bayou,
Post Creek Cutoff, Gar Creek, Cypress Slough, Hanley Creek, Pulaski
Slough, Sugar Creek, Ohio River, Wilson Creek, Hodges Creek and
North Cut Ditch.

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.