Weather

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
EVENING...

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP BY THE END OF THE DAY TUESDAY AND
INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING, STARTING AS A LIGHT RAIN AND WINTRY MIX
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THERE MAY BE A MINOR ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW
UP TO 1 INCH IN THE EVENING ON MAINLY GRASSY AND ELEVATED
SURFACES. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL RAIN FROM MIDNIGHT ON
THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.

TRAVEL IMPACTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER,
ISOLATED SLICK SPOTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT COMPLETELY SHOULD THE
SNOW FALL HEAVY ENOUGH.

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

BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR PLUMFIELD AND MURPHYSBORO

.MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PLUMFIELD AND
MURPHYSBORO. RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE
WEEK. HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAINFALL FALLS OVER THE BASIN THIS
WEEK, ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE.

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/

&&

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MURPHYSBORO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL TO A STAGE OF 22.5
FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

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