…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES…IN ILLINOIS…BOND IL…CLINTON IL…FAYETTE IL…
MARION IL…MONROE IL…RANDOLPH IL…SAINT CLAIR IL AND
WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI…IRON MO…JEFFERSON MO…MADISON
MO…REYNOLDS MO…SAINT FRANCOIS MO…SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO AND
WASHINGTON MO.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS…AND ULTIMATELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING ON
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. SIGNIFICANT RISES ON LARGER
STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES…AND AT NIGHT.
DARKNESS OFTEN OBSCURES THE DANGER OF FLOOD WATERS…SO USE
CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING DURING
TIMES OF HEAVY RAIN. IF YOU COME UPON A ROAD OR BRIDGE INUNDATED
BY FLOOD WATERS…DO NOT TAKE A CHANCE…TURN AROUND AND FIND
ANOTHER ROUTE. REMEMBER…NO TRIP IS WORTH YOUR LIFE.
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