Flood Warning until 04:00PM
At 1158 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated an area of very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Centralia, Salem, Breese, New Baden, Carlyle, Nashville, Trenton, Aviston, Okawville, St. Rose, Sandoval, Germantown, Albers, Wamac, Central City, Odin, Beckemeyer, Kinmundy, Lively Grove and Irvington. East Fork Kaskaskia River near Fairman has risen above flood stage. Little Crooked Creek near New Minden has risen above flood stage. Crooked Creek near Hoffman is nearing flood stage. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 127. Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 34 and 61. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON, IL ... MARION, IL ... WASHINGTON, 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
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:
- Flood Warning