...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, including the following counties, Massac and Pulaski and western Kentucky, including the following counties, Ballard and McCracken. * WHEN...Until 1230 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 931 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... La Center, Mounds, Mound City, Kevil, Joppa, Olmsted, New Grand Chain and Pulaski. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. &&
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MASSAC...SOUTHERN POPE...NORTHWESTERN CALLOWAY...SOUTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON...MARSHALL... EASTERN CARLISLE...NORTHEASTERN HICKMAN...NORTHWESTERN TRIGG... SOUTHERN BALLARD...SOUTHERN MCCRACKEN...GRAVES AND SOUTHWESTERN LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT... At 925 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brookport to near Lovelaceville to near Wickliffe. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Paducah, Mayfield, Benton, Calvert City, Reidland, Lone Oak, Land Between The Lakes Area, Brookport, Ledbetter, Lovelaceville, Hardin, Lowes, Fancy Farm, Blandville, Kirksey, Brewers, and Symsonia. This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 4 and 27. Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 16 and 51. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southern Illinois...and western Kentucky. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 624 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALEXANDER FRANKLIN HARDIN JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC PERRY POPE PULASKI SALINE UNION WILLIAMSON IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY BALLARD CALDWELL CALLOWAY CARLISLE CRITTENDEN FULTON GRAVES HICKMAN LIVINGSTON LYON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN TRIGG IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BOLLINGER CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSISSIPPI PERRY SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARDWELL, BENTON, CADIZ, CAIRO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARBONDALE, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, GOLCONDA, HARRISBURG, HERRIN, HICKMAN, JACKSON, JONESBORO, MARBLE HILL, MARION, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MOUND CITY, MOUNT VERNON, MURPHYSBORO, MURRAY, PADUCAH, PERRYVILLE, PINCKNEYVILLE, PRINCETON, SIKESTON, SMITHLAND, VIENNA, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WICKLIFFE.
