Flash Flood Warning until 02:00AM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Northern Marion County in south central Illinois... Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 801 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Salem, Vandalia, St. Elmo, Kinmundy, Brownstown, Mulberry Grove, Patoka, Tamalco, Farina, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station, Shobonier, Fairman, Boulder, Pleasant Mound, Tonti, La Clede, Pittsburg, Iuka and Keyesport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Illinois near exit 52, and between exits 68 and 76. Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 127 and 135. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOND ... CLINTON ... FAYETTE ... MARION
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:
- Flash Flood Warning