…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES…IN ILLINOIS…BOND IL…CALHOUN IL…CLINTON IL…
FAYETTE IL…GREENE IL…JERSEY IL…MACOUPIN IL…MADISON
IL…MARION IL…MONROE IL…MONTGOMERY IL…RANDOLPH IL…
ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI…CRAWFORD MO…
FRANKLIN MO…GASCONADE MO…IRON MO…JEFFERSON MO…LINCOLN
MO…MADISON MO…REYNOLDS MO…ST. CHARLES MO…ST. FRANCOIS
MO…ST. LOUIS CITY MO…ST. LOUIS MO…STE. GENEVIEVE MO…
WARREN MO AND WASHINGTON MO.
* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO A VERY MOIST
AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION…A STALLED FRONT AND THE
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL. THIS RAIN…HEAVY AT TIMES MAY
LEAD TO EXTENSIVE FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* 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 OCCUR WITH MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED.