Flash Flood Watch - ILLINOIS

Alert:

...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE BRINGING A HEAVY RAIN
THREAT TO THE REGION...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
RANDOLPH IL. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...STE. GENEVIEVE MO.

* FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
TONIGHT... AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MOVE
THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER TOTALS.

* IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND
LOW LYING AREAS...THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO LEAD TO RISES
ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN THE REGION...INCLUDING THE BIG...
MERAMEC...ST. FRANCIS AND BLACK.

Instructions:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

Target Area:

Jackson
Monroe
Perry
Randolph
St. Clair
Ste. Genevieve
Washington