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Shawneetown Fire Department
Friday June 19th, 2015 :: 09:49 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 923 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO THROUGH
THE REST OF THE EVENING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HARRISBURG...MOUNT VERNON...CARMI...ELDORADO...SHAWNEETOWN...
GRAYVILLE...CARRIER MILLS...NORRIS CITY...POSEYVILLE...GALATIA...
RIDGWAY...NEW HARMONY...CROSSVILLE...ENFIELD...EQUALITY...
CYNTHIANA...CARRIERS MILLS...BLAIRSVILLE...NEW HAVEN AND RALEIGH.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Instructions:

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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:
Flash Flood Warning

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