THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT MONDAY
* AT 724 AM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A NUMBER
OF ROADS WERE WATER COVERED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…HILLSBORO…
LITCHFIELD…NOKOMIS…BROWNSTOWN…COFFEEN…RAMSEY…RAYMOND…
ST. ELMO…TAYLOR SPRINGS…VAN BURENSBURG…WITT AND WRIGHTS
CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.