THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 160 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

CALHOUN JERSEY MADISON
MONROE RANDOLPH SAINT CLAIR

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

CALLAWAY COLE MONITEAU
OSAGE

IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE
JEFFERSON LINCOLN MONTGOMERY
SAINT CHARLES SAINT LOUIS SAINT LOUIS CITY
WARREN WASHINGTON

IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

IRON MADISON REYNOLDS
SAINT FRANCOIS SAINTE GENEVIEVE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, BELLEVILLE, CAHOKIA, CHESTER,
EDWARDSVILLE, FARMINGTON, FULTON, JEFFERSON CITY, SAINT CHARLES,
SAINT LOUIS, SPARTA, SULLIVAN, UNION, AND WASHINGTON.

WHAT: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

WHERE: Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bond
IL, Calhoun IL, Clinton IL, Fayette IL, Greene IL, Jersey IL,
Macoupin IL, Madison IL, Marion IL, Monroe IL, Montgomery IL, Saint
Clair IL and Washington IL and Missouri, including the following
areas, Audrain MO, Boone MO, Callaway MO, Cole MO, Franklin MO,
Gasconade MO, Jefferson MO, Lincoln MO, Moniteau MO, Montgomery MO,
Osage MO, Pike MO, Saint Charles MO, Saint Louis City MO, Saint
Louis MO and Warren MO.

WHEN: Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

IMPACTS: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall moving over the same areas
will have the potential to produce flash flooding.