The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flood Warning for…
Bond County in south central Illinois…
Greene County in southwestern Illinois…
Fayette County in south central Illinois…
Macoupin County in southwestern Illinois…
Jersey County in southwestern Illinois…
Montgomery County in south central Illinois…
* Until 1000 AM CDT Sunday.
* At 107 AM CDT, numerous roads remain closed due to flooding across
the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Jerseyville, Vandalia, Greenville, Litchfield, Hillsboro,
Carlinville, Staunton, Virden, Gillespie, White Hall, Nokomis,
Carrollton, Brighton, Girard, Mount Olive, Roodhouse, Bunker Hill,
Benld, St. Elmo and Greenfield.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 36 and 76.
Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 41 and 63.
Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 135.
This also includes Ramsey Lake State Park, Beaver Dam State Park,
and Lake Lou Yaeger.