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Weather Alert

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

Big Muddy River near Murphysboro affecting Jackson County.

Big Muddy River near Plumfield affecting Franklin and Williamson
Counties.

.The Big Muddy River continues to rise due to heavy rain last week
and over the weekend. The river will crest on Thursday before
starting a very slow fall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 28.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.0
feet early Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.7 feet on 01/26/1949.


&&

New COVID-19 cases reported in southern Illinois

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 By Madeline Parker

(WSIL) -- Eight southern Illinois counties reported new cases of COVID-19 Friday.

Jackson and Williamson counties each had 19 new cases.

Williamson is one of 20 Illinois counties at the Illinois Department of Public Health's .

Franklin, Jefferson, Randolph, Union and White counties also made the warning level list Friday.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

  • Female: One in her 20s, one in her 30s and two in their 50s
  • Male: One in his 30s

Franklin County has had 276 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including one death. Of the positive cases, health officials say 174 have recovered.

GALLATIN COUNTY

  • One female in her 40s

Egyptian Health Department says Gallatin County has had 59 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including two deaths.

JACKSON COUNTY

  • Female: Two teens, one in her 20s, one in her 30s, three in their 40s, one in her 50s, two in their 70s, and two in their 80s
  • Male: One pre-teen, two teens, one in his 20s, one in his 40s, one in his 50s and one in his 60s

Jackson County Health Department announced 19 new cases of COVID-19 Friday. To date, there have been 836 confirmed cases in the county, including 20 related deaths. Eighty-four active cases are currently being managed.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

  • Female: One teen, three in their 20s, one in her 40s and one in her 50s
  • Male: One in his 70s

In addition to seven new COVID-19 cases, Jefferson County Health Department also announced two additional deaths at long term care facilities.

There have been 399 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jefferson County, including 27 deaths. Currently, 67 active cases are in isolation

MASSAC COUNTY

  • One female in 10s

Massac County has had 49 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Seven Health Department says seven of the cases are currently active.

UNION COUNTY

  • Female: One in her 60 and one in her 70s
  • Male: One in his 60s

Union County has had 371 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 20 deaths. Health officials say 52 of the cases are currently active.

WHITE COUNTY

  • One female in her 50s

According to Egyptian Health Department, there have been 103 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in White County.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY

  • Female: Four teenagers, two in their 20s, one in their 30s, two in their 40s, three in their 50s, one in their 70s and one in their 80s
  • Male: One in their 20s, two in their 30s, one in their 40s and one in their 60s

Williamson County had 19 new cases of COVID-19 Friday. To date, there have been 690 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, including nine deaths. Health officials say 375 of the positive cases have recovered.

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