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Saline County Sheriff's Office
Thursday February 7th, 2019 :: 12:47 p.m. CST

Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY

LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA.  MANY LOW-LYING ROADS ARE COVERED IN WATER.  DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OVER ROADWAYS, YOU PUT YOURSELF AND RESPONDERS AT RISK IF YOUR VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED IN THE FLOOD WATERS.  IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA, BE READY TO LEAVE THAT AREA, AS RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL AND WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODED CONDITIONS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 330 PM CST.

* AT 1227 PM CST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN SALINE COUNTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED LOW LYING STREET IN HARRISBURG FLOODED AND SOME WATER ACROSS SOME RURAL ROADS WEST OF CARRIER MILLS AND NORTH OF HARRISBURG. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HARRISBURG, ELDORADO, SHAWNEETOWN, ROSICLARE, GALATIA, RIDGWAY, GOLCONDA, EQUALITY, DIXON SPRINGS, CARRIER MILLS, NEW HAVEN, RALEIGH, CAVE-IN-ROCK, ELIZABETHTOWN, STONEFORT, OMAHA, OLD SHAWNEETOWN, JUNCTION, EDDYVILLE AND MUDDY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
 

Address/Location
Saline County Sheriff's Office
1 North Main St
Harrisburg, IL 62946

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-252-8661

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