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Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
Saturday June 22nd, 2019 :: 04:11 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 10:00AM

A very humid and unstable southwest wind flow will result in another round of thunderstorms with heavy rain this morning. The National Weather Service in Paducah has expanded the

* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of southern Illinois and western Kentucky, including the following areas, in southern Illinois, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry IL, Saline, and Williamson. In western Kentucky, Caldwell and Crittenden.

* Until 10 AM CDT this morning

* Strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will cross the area early this morning. This rain will fall on top of moist ground from heavy rainfall that occurred on Friday. Up to two inches of rain could fall this morning. Much of this rain could fall in short periods of time.

* Weekend outdoor activities could be severely impacted by potential flooding this morning.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SALINE ... WILLIAMSON ... FRANKLIN ... JEFFERSON ... JACKSON ... CALDWELL ... HAMILTON ... GALLATIN ... HARDIN ... PERRY ... CRITTENDEN

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Address/Location
Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
100 S Jackson St
McLeansboro, IL 62859

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-643-3744

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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