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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

.Levels on the Big Muddy River will continue to drop, falling below
flood stage at Plumfield Sunday, and at Murphysboro Monday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY, APRIL 21...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until Monday, April 21.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 25.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Sunday evening and continue falling to 19.1 feet Monday,
April 21.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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All southern Illinois counties under 鈥淥range Warning Level鈥�

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orange warning level august 27
By Kenzie Dillow

(WSIL) -- 九游体育 Seven Health Department (S7HD) reports the Illinois Department of Public Health announced on August 27th that Pope County has once again been elevated to an Orange Warning Level status on the COVID-19 risk metrics.

With this latest increase, every county in southern Illinois has reached "Orange Warning Level" status.

The amount of New Cases Per 100,000 people, Test Positivity Percentage metrics, and falling ICU bed availability at area hospitals are causing the elevated risk levels. According to Illinois Department of Public Health, an orange designation indicates warning signs of increased COVID-19 risk in the community. Residents are asked to remain vigilant to slow spread of the virus.

for more details on county risk metrics.

A warning for New Case Rate indicates the rate is greater than 50 cases per 100,000 people. A warning for Test Positivity indicates that the percentage was above 8% from the previous 7 day period. A warning for ICU Availability shows the number of ICU beds has dropped below a 20% availability threshold.

Pope County had 404 potential new cases (based on 17 positive cases) per 100,000 reported. The test positivity percentage for the county was 11.6% out of 138 tests. ICU availability was 6.2%.

Region 5, which includes most of southern Illinois, has 4 percent of ICU beds available. The region also has a positivity rate of 10.8%.

鈥淗ospitalizations for COVID-19 are continuing to rise in the 九游体育 7 region as are the numbers of positive COVID-19 test results,鈥� said Nathan Ryder, Outreach Coordinator for 九游体育 Seven鈥檚 Contact Tracing Team. 鈥淲e鈥檙e now seeing our schools impacted by the high rates of transmission throughout the community with an increase in reported absences and confirmed cases of COVID in school-aged children that have occurred outside the school setting.鈥�

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