Weather

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...

BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR PLUMFIELD AND NEAR MURPHYSBORO

.FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE BIG MUDDY RIVER. AT PLUMFIELD, THE RIVER
CRESTED IN MINOR FLOOD STAGE AND HAS BEGUN TO FALL SLOWLY. AT
MURPHYSBORO, THE RIVER WILL CREST TODAY NEAR 29.2 FEET, THEN BEGIN TO
FALL SLOWLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...

NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW
CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED
FORECASTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/

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THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MURPHYSBORO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22.
* AT  8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.2 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.

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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE MISSOURI TO GREENVILLE
KENTUCKY. FARTHER SOUTH, ICE ACCUMULATIONS AVERAGING FROM ONE
TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* WHERE...SOUTHWEST INDIANA, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, WESTERN
KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

* WHEN...THOUGH 3 AM CST SATURDAY. WINTRY PRECIPITATION TRANSITION
FROM SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND FAR WESTERN
KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION
EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH PLAIN RAIN AT
ONSET OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
COMMUTE HOME FROM SCHOOL AND WORK. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE DURING EVENING. BRIDGES, ELEVATED SURFACES, AND
UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL TEND TO FREEZE FIRST. REMEMBER, EVEN
VERY SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE CAN PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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