Flood Advisory until 05:00PM
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following counties, Edwards, Wabash, Wayne and White and Indiana, including the following counties, Gibson, Posey and Vanderburgh.
* WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms moving into and through the area this afternoon. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches are expected with rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour. - It may not be raining in all locations at the current time, but very heavy rainfall is expected to result in at least minor flooding issues over the next hour or two. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Evansville, Princeton, Mount Carmel, Mount Vernon, Carmi, Fairfield, Newburgh, Fort Branch, Albion, Melody Hill, Grayville, Haubstadt, Darmstadt, Owensville, Norris City, Poseyville, Wayne City, West Salem, New Harmony and Crossville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... WABASH, IL ... WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... GIBSON, IN ... POSEY, IN ... VANDERBURGH, IN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Carmi Police Department, IL
703 Oak St
Carmi, IL 62821
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-382-4633
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CARMI followed by your message, to 888777
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