The mess that hit us overnight, now off to the east…but more is to come
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS—Overnight storms dumped nearly two inches of rain on the region, and in some locations, flood watches have been issued…but there’s more to come.
The National Weather Service has issued this statement for the counties in our coverage area, which are listed at the outset of the statement.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 407 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-181000- 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- 407 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI TO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS...MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO WEST KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ON AND OFF CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST...BUT DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE WEEK...TO JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE. STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL PUSH 100 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IN WITH RAINFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS. PLEASE REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS AS WELL.