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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 will continue to fall on the Big Muddy River, dropping
below flood stage near Plumfield Sunday, and near Murphysboro
Tuesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and will continue.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 23.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 15.1 feet Thursday,
April 24.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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Most SIU classes to begin remote

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By Danny Valle

CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- A majority of SIU Carbondale classes will begin remote when the semester begins next week.Ìý

This will ensure all students and employees have the opportunity to be tested and receive results in a timely manner.Ìý

Some classes will be face to face. Students should  on our COVID website and may contact their academic advisors if they have questions. Offices will remain open, and we will have in-person events and activities on campus, with protocols in place.

After three days of testing, 2.5% of 1,487 employees and 6.3% of 847 students tested positive. That is a total of 2,334 test results as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.

This doesn't include majority of students, who will return on Friday.Ìý

Next week, SIU will be expanding testing capabilities to get all students tested, regardless of vaccination status.Ìý

Revised testing schedule is:

  • Monday, January 10: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Tuesday, January 11: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Wednesday, January 12: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday, January 13: 6 am to 2 pm

Visit the  and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page. You can also test on a walk-in basis, which is first come, first served.Ìý

For updates, visit . You can also send queries to [email protected].Ìý

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated more than 2,300 positive tests were reported at SIU.Ìý

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