Winter Storm Watch until 06:00AM Monday
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations 4 inches or more and ice accumulations of one quarter inch or more are possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri, generally north of a line from Ellsinore to Cape Girardeau Missouri and on to Golconda Illinois and Greenville Kentucky.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are possible due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... WHITE ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... SALINE ... GALLATIN ... UNION ... JOHNSON ... POPE ... HARDIN ... GIBSON ... PIKE ... POSEY ... VANDERBURGH ... WARRICK ... SPENCER ... CRITTENDEN ... UNION ... WEBSTER ... HOPKINS ... HENDERSON ... DAVIESS ... MCLEAN ... MUHLENBERG ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WAYNE ... CARTER
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Park St
Benton, IL 62812
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-439-4362
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP FCEMAALERT followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch