Rockport, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 305 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS

CALHOUN

IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

ADAMS                 BROWN                 PIKE

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

AUDRAIN

IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

LINCOLN

IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

KNOX                  LEWIS                 MARION
MONROE                PIKE                  RALLS
SHELBY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOWLING GREEN, HANNIBAL, MEXICO,
MOUNT STERLING, PITTSFIELD, AND QUINCY.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of west central Illinois, including the following
areas, Adams IL, Brown IL and Pike IL and northeast Missouri,
including the following areas, Knox MO, Lewis MO, Marion MO and
Shelby MO.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated thunderstorms with rain rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour
may lead to locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Total rain
amounts of 3 to 6 inches will be possible in narrow corridors.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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