…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI… INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 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…SAINT CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI…CALLAWAY MO…COLE MO…CRAWFORD MO…FRANKLIN MO… GASCONADE MO…IRON MO…JEFFERSON MO…LINCOLN MO…MADISON MO…MONTGOMERY MO…OSAGE MO…REYNOLDS MO…SAINT CHARLES MO…SAINT FRANCOIS MO…SAINT LOUIS CITY MO…SAINT LOUIS MO…SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO…WARREN MO AND WASHINGTON MO.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF A STALLED FRONT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. THE PERIODS OF THE GREATEST RAINFALL WILL BE THIS EVENING AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* 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…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS…ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED…AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
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BRITT