Issued:
January 13, 2013 at 9:01 am CDT
Expires:
January 13, 2013 at 12:00 pm CDT
Event:
Flood Watch
Alert:
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... CLARK. IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...JASPER... LAWRENCE AND RICHLAND. * UNTIL NOON CST TODAY * HEAVY RAIN OF 1.5 TO 3.25 INCHES FELL OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RUNOFF OF THIS HEAVY RAIN IS STILL CAUSING SOME FLOODING ON A FEW SECONDARY LOW LYING ROADS ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-70. SOME RIVER AND STREAMS ARE ALSO IN FLOOD OR ARE GOING TO BE IN FLOOD TODAY LIKE THE LITTLE WABASH AND EMBARRAS RIVERS. ROADS WILL HAVE PONDING OF WATER CONTINUING UNTIL NOON. * FLOODING OF LOWLAND...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...CREEKS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING IN SOME AREAS... THIS FLOODING MAY CAUSE ICY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
Instruction:
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Target Area:
Clark; Clay; Crawford; Jasper; Lawrence; Richland