FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT SATURDAY
* AT 642 PM CDT...WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE LIKELY ON SMALL RIVERS AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
Instructions:
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. FLOODED ROADS ARE HARDER TO SEE AT NIGHT. AT 630PM THE OHIO RIVER AT SHAWNEETOWN WAS AT 42.85 FEET AND RISING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 49 FEET NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Address/Location
Shawneetown Fire Department
111 East Posey Ave
Shawneetown, IL 62984
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-269-4203
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