⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Alexander, IL; Union, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued June 27 at 12:14PM CDT until June 27 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

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…
Southern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri…
Northwestern Scott County in southeastern Missouri…
Northern Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 1214 PM CDT, Radar indicated thunderstorms producing 1 to 1.5
inches per hour worth of rain moving over areas that saw 4 to 6
inches of rainfall yesterday. Flash flooding is expected to begin
shortly.

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…
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City, Chaffee, Kelso, Delta,
Gordonville, Dutchtown, Cape Girardeau Airport, Olive Branch,
Thebes, Whitewater, Allenville, Commerce and East Cape Girardeau.

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.