Winter Storm Watch until 12:00PM Monday
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 4 inches or more and ice accumulations of one quarter inch or more are possible.
* WHERE...All of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana, and portions of western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri, generally to the north of a line from Ellsinore Missouri to Cairo Illinois to Cadiz Kentucky.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice. Travel could be impossible. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the Monday morning commute.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... WHITE ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... SALINE ... GALLATIN ... UNION ... JOHNSON ... POPE ... HARDIN ... ALEXANDER ... PULASKI ... MASSAC ... GIBSON ... PIKE ... POSEY ... VANDERBURGH ... WARRICK ... SPENCER ... BALLARD ... MCCRACKEN ... LIVINGSTON ... MARSHALL ... CRITTENDEN ... LYON ... TRIGG ... CALDWELL ... UNION ... WEBSTER ... HOPKINS ... CHRISTIAN ... HENDERSON ... DAVIESS ... MCLEAN ... MUHLENBERG ... TODD ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WAYNE ... CARTER ... SCOTT
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Jefferson County
100 S 10th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-244-8000
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JEFFERSONIL 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