Flash Flood Warning until 09:15PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Clinton County in south central Illinois... Northern Marion County in south central Illinois...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Salem, Sandoval, Odin, Kinmundy, Farina, Fairman, Shattuc, Stephen Forbes Station, Tonti, Hoffman, Alma, Brubaker and Ferrin. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 127.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON, IL ... MARION, IL
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