* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, including the following counties, Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union and western Kentucky, including the following counties, Crittenden and Livingston. * WHEN...Until 1100 AM CST. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 750 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Metropolis, Anna, Marion, Sturgis, Jonesboro, Vienna, Rosiclare, Goreville, Salem, Dongola, Golconda, Tamms, Karnak, Dixon Springs, New Columbia, Joy, Lake Of Egypt Area, Burna, Olive Branch and Ware.