SOUTHERN ILLINOIS/INDIANA—Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service about the hazardous weather we’re experiencing and will continue to have until this evening:
Tornado Watch
Flash Flood Watch
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 914 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-041000- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 914 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS…SOUTHWEST INDIANA…WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS…AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE TIME PERIOD FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT…WHEN THE COLD FRONT MAKES ITS APPROACH AND PASSAGE. IN ADDITION…HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES MEANS THUNDERSTORMS ARE VERY EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE OCCURRING AND REPEATING OVER THE SAME AREAS IN MANY INSTANCES. WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN ON THE WAY…A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE QUAD STATE…INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COUNTIES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER…AND EXTENDING EASTWARD TO INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS…WESTERN KENTUCKY…AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… FLOOD AND SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SPOTTER ACTIVATION.
A NOTE FROM DISCLOSURE:
If you aren’t already aware, be cautious of lower-lying areas, but also of roads that are largely level with fields on either side that have had recent tiling done. Since we’ve been out all day yesterday and today, we’ve seen places flooded that DON’T ORDINARILY FLOOD….tiling in fields in counties where there’s not NFIP oversight has created new flood hazards, and you might be driving along thinking you’re okay and are in familiar territory, but encounter flooding in an area where it’s never happened before. DRIVE CAREFULLY, especially with reduced visibility/after dark!
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