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Flood Advisory for Madison, IL

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What you need to know

Applies to
Madison
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Minor
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northwestern Madison County in southwestern Illinois... When: Until 1015 AM CDT.

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Madison County in southwestern Illinois... * WHEN...Until 1015 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 846 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Alton, Godfrey, Wood River, Bethalto, East Alton, South Roxana, Roxana, Hartford, Rosewood Heights, Dorsey and Fosterburg.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued July 25 at 8:46AM CDT until July 25 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued July 25 at 6:09AM CDT until July 25 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS St Louis MO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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