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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until late Sunday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 23.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Tracking severe weather tonight and into tomorrow

  • Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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WSIL (Carterville) -- Another mild day for us with high temperatures reaching the 60s. Clouds have begun to fill in ahead of a cold front and winds are still fairly strong.

Storm Prediction Center

Today is the day to be weather aware. We're tracking a chance of severe weather beginning tonight, as early as sunset. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded southeast Missouri to a level 3 (out of 5) and western Kentucky/¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý Illinois to a level 2. 

Radar at Midnight

The main timing for this will be between 9 PM tonight until 5 AM Monday morning. 

Storm Threat

The biggest threats with this system are flooding and strong winds, but an isolated tornado or two can't be ruled out. The highest tornado threat is likely across parts of southeast Missouri, near the Arkansas border. Strong winds are a bigger concern than tornadoes for southern Illinois and western Kentucky. 

It's important to have a way to receive alerts tonight since this is an overnight severe threat. Make sure emergency alerts are cut on in your phone's settings, use a weather radio, listen to local sirens if your neighborhood has them, keep Channel 3 on and download the free Storm Track 3 app. 

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Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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