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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Tuesday August 13th, 2019 :: 03:42 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 09:45AM

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southern Bond County in south central Illinois... Marion County in south central Illinois... Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois...

* Until 945 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 340 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. This includes the following streams and drainages...Dums Creek...Lost Fork...East Fork Silver Creek...Brubaker Creek...Fulton Creek... Turkey Creek...Willow Branch...Little Silver Creek...Jims Creek... Raccoon Creek...Bear Branch...Dismal Creek...Poplar Creek...Skillet Fork...Middleton Branch...Lone Grove Branch...Lee Creek...Bear Creek...Shoal Creek...Bee Branch...Turkey Run...Crooked Creek... Tadlock Branch...Hickory Creek...Crabapple Branch...Richland Creek... Wills Creek...Locust Fork...Town Creek and Old Hickory Creek. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 36 and 45. Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 135. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON, IL ... BOND, IL ... MARION, IL ... FAYETTE, IL

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
201 S Rotan St
Salem, IL 62881

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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