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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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UPDATE: Two men arrested, one charged with murder in Carbondale shooting

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CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- UPDATE 11 AM: Carbondale police have arrested 37-year-old Dewayne E. Jones and 24-year-old Jefferey J. Harris of Carbondale in connection with a shooting that occurred in Carbondale late last night.

Jones & Harris

Jones is charged with Murder, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon.

Harris is charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Battery.

Both men are being held in Jackson County Jail. The investigation is active and ongoing.

ORIGINAL: One person is dead after a shooting in Carbondale late Friday night. 

Police with the Carbondale Police Department say they responded to the Field's Apartment complex along 700 South Lewis Lane at 10:53pm. 

Upon arrival, police found one man shot. Emergency and medical crews worked to revive the man on scene. He was transported by the Jackson County Ambulance Services. Police say despite the efforts, the man later died at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. 

The name of the shooting victim is not being released until the next of kin have been notified.

Carbondale Police have people of interest in custody and are working with investigators on the case. 

If you or anyone knows anything about this incident, you are asked to contact the Carbondale Police Department or the Carbondale SIU Crime Stoppers, where you can report a tip anonymously.

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