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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

.Historically high forecast rainfall amounts will heighten the risk
of flash flooding and flooding Wednesday through Sunday.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding and flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected. Preliminary projections of up to 1 foot of total
rainfall over parts of the area is not out of the question.

* WHERE...All of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest
Indiana, and west Kentucky.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of locally heavy rainfall over several days
will result in extreme forecast amounts of up to 1 foot of
rain that will cause the risk of flash flooding and flooding
to rise markedly.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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One person injured, suspect arrested in Christopher stabbing

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CHRISTOPHER (WSIL) -- One person was injured during a stabbing in Christopher. 

Just before 8 a.m. Monday, Christopher Police responded to a call along the 300 block of 15th Street.

When they arrived, they found a man with 6 stab wounds. He was taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. 

A man, determined to be the suspect, was found and taken into custody by Christopher Police. He was taken to the Franklin County Jail for aggravated domestic battery charges.Â