The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Flood Warning for…
Clinton County in south central Illinois…
Bond County in south central Illinois…
Washington County in south central Illinois…
Madison County in southwestern Illinois…
Marion County in south central Illinois…
Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois…
Northeastern Randolph County in southwestern Illinois…
* Until 600 PM CDT Saturday.
* At 904 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause
flooding. Radar estimates that parts of the area have seen 2 to 4
inches of rain since yesterday evening. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Granite City, Alton, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Centralia, Glen
Carbon, Wood River, Highland, Troy, Bethalto, Maryville, Salem,
Vandalia, Greenville, Pontoon Beach, Staunton, Breese, Sparta,
Madison and New Baden.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 21 and 76.
Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 37.
Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 135.
Interstate 64 in Illinois between exits 34 and 61.
This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area and Horseshoe Lake
State Park.