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Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
Saturday December 15th, 2018 :: 01:37 a.m. CST

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 07:30AM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas for... White County in southeastern Illinois... Saline County in southern Illinois... Hamilton County in south central Illinois... Gallatin County in southern Illinois... Western Warrick County in southwestern Indiana... Vanderburgh County in southwestern Indiana... Posey County in southwestern Indiana... Henderson County in northwestern Kentucky... Union County in northwestern Kentucky... Northwestern Webster County in northwestern Kentucky...

* Until 730 AM CST Saturday.

* At 128 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area. Radar estimated rainfall amounts of one and a quarter to two and a half inches have already been reported since the rain started on Thursday. As of 1245 am CST...nearly three inches of rain had fallen in the Angel Mounds area in the southeast part of the Evansville Metropolitan area in the past 36 hours. Water has already ponded in low lying areas with up to two inches of water on some roadways in that area. Additional rainfall of one to one and a half inches is expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: VANDERBURGH, IN ... HENDERSON, KY ... WEBSTER, KY ... WHITE, IL ... POSEY, IN ... SALINE, IL ... UNION, KY ... GALLATIN, IL ... HAMILTON, IL ... WARRICK, IN

Instructions:

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

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:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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