THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT SUNDAY * AT 1152 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 1000 AM WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CENTERED IN SOUTHEAST MARION COUNTY. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SALEM...FARINA...HELM...KINMUNDY...OMEGA...IUKA...HELM AND STEPHEN FORBES STATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3847 8870 3848 8900 3892 8900 3892 8870 3848 8869
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:55:51 +0000
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