“Winter Storm Watch until 12:00PM Sunday” from Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications : Nixle

Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications

Wednesday January 21st, 2026 :: 10:40 a.m. CST

Alert

Winter Storm Watch until 12:00PM Sunday

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... WHITE ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... SALINE ... GALLATIN ... GIBSON ... PIKE ... POSEY ... VANDERBURGH ... WARRICK ... SPENCER ... PERRY

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Address/Location
Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications
401 E Park St
Benton, IL 62812

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-439-4362

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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

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