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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.


&&

One dead, another injured after two-vehicle crash

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car crash

NEELYVILLE, Mo. (WSIL) -- A woman is dead and another injured after a crash on Tuesday night.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported the crash happened at 9:15 p.m. on October 1 at the intersection of Missouri Highway 53 and Missouri Highway 142. in Butler County.

MSHP detailed in a crash report, Shanea Brown, 38 of Poplar Bluff, was driving a 1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue and hit the side of a 2022 Kia Carnival in the intersection. The Kia was driven by a 32-year-old female from Poplar Bluff.

Brown was taken to the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead, according to the report.

The 32-year-old driver of the Kia was also taken to the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries.

State police said Brown did not have a safety device on. The other driver did have a safety device on. Both vehicles were considered totaled.

MSHP reports this as the 47th death related to a traffic crash in the southeast Missouri area for 2024.

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