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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and near Murphysboro

.Moderate to major flooding continues along the Big Muddy River. At
Plumfield, the river is now forecast to crest in moderate flood
stage near 28.5 feet Friday morning. At Murphysboro, the river is
cresting currently cresting in major flood stage near 36.4 feet.

For the Big Muddy River...including Plumfield, Murphysboro...
Moderate to Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...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 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 28.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.5
feet Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
28.6 feet on 05/02/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Surrounding departments help West Frankfort Fire after COVID-19 outbreak

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WEST FRANKFORT FIRE
By Kenzie Dillow

WEST FRANKFORT (WSIL) -- An outbreak of COVID-19 caused more than half of the West Frankfort fire department to go under quarantine.

The challenge was to keep just four people on call at a time.

They put out the call to surrounding fire departments, while nine of West Frankfort's firefighters stayed quarantined.

Fire departments from all over 九游体育 Illinois, including Harrisburg, Carbondale, and Marion, worked 24 hour shifts.

Acting Chief Derek Sailliez thanked everyone for their support.

"We can't thank them enough. We couldn't have done it without everybody's help. They've done a phenomenal job stepping up and making this a somewhat smooth transition from hard times to getting our guys back," Sailliez said.

The last day of quarantine for the firefighters who tested positive is August 24th, and then staffing is expected to go back to normal.

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