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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Murphysboro affecting Jackson County.

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

Big Muddy River near Plumfield affecting Franklin and Williamson
Counties.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 24.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


&&

Jackson County reports 9 new cases of COVID-19

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coronavirus
By Kenzie Dillow

MURPHYSBORO (WSIL) -- The Jackson County Health Department has announced nine new cases of COVID-19 in the county.

Those cases include:

  • A male in his twenties
  • Three males in their thirties
  • Two males in their forties
  • A female in her forties
  • A female in her fifties
  • A male in his fifties

Each individual has been isolated, and the health department says all of the new cases are believed to have been acquired through local contact with known cases.

As of Saturday, April 25th, there have been 66 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jackson County including seven deaths.

Of the confirmed positive cases, 25 have been released from isolation in accordance with Centers for Disease Control guidelines.