The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for…
Franklin County in south central Illinois…
* Until 1130 AM CDT
* At 929 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported heavy rain
causing urban and small stream flooding in West Frankfort. Route
149 in the Heights area has 6 inches of water in both lanes. More
heavy rain is expected, so this minor flooding will only get worse.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
West Frankfort, Benton, Christopher, Rend Lake Area, Sesser,
Zeigler, Royalton, Valier, West City, Thompsonville, North City,
Buckner, Orient, Hanaford, Ewing, Freeman Spur and Macedonia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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