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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 24.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Sunday evening and continue falling to 17.5 feet
Tuesday, April 22.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Single-vehicle crash kills three people, injures three others

  • Brooke Schlyer is the midday producer and co-anchor. She also reports for the 4 p.m. newscast. 

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SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI (WSIL) -- Three people are killed and three others injured in a single-vehicle crash. 

According to the it happened around 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 3rd. 

Audrey M. Smith of Bridgeton, Missouri had been driving north on I-55. Troopers say the 20 year old swerved to miss an animal in the roadway. That's when the Ford F150 she was driving went off the road and hit a tree. 

The coroner pronounced Smith dead on-scene. The coroner also pronounced two passengers dead on-scene. Those include 19-year-old Mallory L. Carter of Brighton, Illinois and 20-year-old Andrew C. Marzuco of St. Genevieve, Missouri. 

Altogether, three passengers were injured in the crash. 22-year-old Grace A. Makowski of St. Louis, Missouri had moderate injuries. An ambulance took her to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  

Two other passengers had minor injuries. Those include 20-year-old Maria L. Marzuco of St. Genevieve, and 24-year-old Katherine B. Nations of Chesterfield, Missouri. An ambulance took both of them to St. Francis Medical Center for treatment as well. 

Authorities had to shutdown the highway as they investigated the scene. 

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Brooke Schlyer is the midday producer and co-anchor. She also reports for the 4 p.m. newscast. 

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