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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

Big Muddy River near Murphysboro affecting Jackson County.

Big Muddy River near Plumfield affecting Williamson and Franklin
Counties.

.Levels will continue to slowly fall on the Big Muddy River, but
remain above flood stage through next week.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 26.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM CDT Sunday was 27.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 20.5 feet Sunday,
April 20.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.6 feet on 04/20/1939.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Weather Alert

...Breezy South Winds Expected Today...

South winds will increase today becoming sustained 15 to 25 mph
this afternoon along with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. The strongest
gusts are expected to occur across southeast Missouri into
southwest Illinois.

Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. A few tree limbs
may also be blown down. High profile vehicles may encounter some
driving difficulty, especially on east-west roads.

Tracking storms and warm conditions for the final evening of winter, colder first day of spring expected

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Tornado Watch

WSIL(Carterville, Ill.) --  This evening, we are tracking a Tornado Watch that is in place for ur far eastern counties in southern Illinois, including Jefferson, Hamilton, Saline, Galliatian, Pope, and Hardin counties and the cities of McLeansboro, Harrisburg, and Mt. Vernon . This watch is in place until 11 PM this evening for the potential for one or two strong to severe storms along and east of I-57. Outside of the tornado watch, we are also tracking a Wind Advisory until 7 PM this evening, for wind gusts that could be as high as 50 miles per hour. There is also a Red Flag Warning in place until 10 PM for elevated fire weather conditions. So outdoor burning is not recommended. 

For the evening, the best window for storms will be between now and 8 PM. These storms are associated with our next cold front. This will push through between 6 and 10 PM. Once the front passes temperatures will drop significantly. By 7 PM, temperatures will be in the upper 50s for most of us and into the upper 40s by midnight. 

Hourly Tomorrow

For the first day of spring temperatures will be on the cold side, with morning lows expected to be in the upper 30s, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds tomorrow will also be on the breezy side, with northwesterly winds at 20 to 25 miles per hour. Skies tomorrow morning will be mostly cloudy, but then mostly sunny skies are expected for the afternoon. 

For Friday and the weekend, we will see temperatures return to the lower 60s, uncer mostly sunny skies. We will see a chance for showers and thunderstorms Sunday, but nothing severe is expected. 

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