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flash flood watch

Capital Area Region

Flood watch active in central Illinois

Alert for Cass; Christian; Clark; Clay; Coles; Crawford; Cumberland; Effingham; Fulton; Jasper; Lawrence; Logan; Macon; Mason; Menard; Morgan; Moultrie; Richland; Sangamon; Schuyler; Scott; Shelby (Illinois) Issued by the National Weather Service A Flood Watch was issued July 25 at 2:46 AM CDT by NWS Central Illinois. As showers and thunderstorms develop over the region overnight, abundant moisture will lead to excessive rainfall in some areas. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... WHAT... Flash flooding caused by […]

todayJuly 25, 2022 16

heat advisory

Capital Area Region

Bi-state region under heat advisory

The bi-state region will be under a heat advisory beginning mid-morning on Monday. Temperatures are to be in the 90s to 100s, with heat indexes in the 110s. The affected regions are in south central, southwest, and west central Illinois. Portions of northeastern Missouri, including the St. Louis metro area, are also impacted. The heat advisory will go into effect beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, June 13. It will remain in effect until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. The […]

todayJune 12, 2022 36

Tornadoes Missouri Illinois

Illinois

Tornadoes confirmed in Missouri’s Lead Belt, southwestern Illinois

ST. MARY, FREDERICKTOWN and FARMINGTON, Mo./CHESTER, Ill. -- The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis confirms that tornadoes touched down Sunday evening throughout the bi-state region. NWS alerts at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday reported confirmation of a tornado touching down in Farmington inside Missouri's Lead Belt region. 40 minutes later, NWS confirmed other tornadoes touching down near Fredericktown and St. Mary. Farmington fire officials report significant damage on the south side of town. Reports of "significant damage" also came from […]

todayOctober 25, 2021 69

Illinois winter roads

Illinois

Heavy snow, bitter cold across Illinois to make travel hazardous

Major winter storm blanketing Illinois, IDOT, ISP urge public to avoid driving

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are warning the public that a major winter storm will create hazardous conditions across the state, urging drivers to strongly consider postponing any unnecessary travel. Throughout Illinois, intense periods of heavy snow and continued bitter cold should be anticipated, creating extremely slick conditions and poor visibility. “As always, our team at IDOT will be out on the roads around the clock, but if you can stay indoors, please do, […]

todayFebruary 15, 2021 22

snow

National

Early-week storm to threaten more snow for Midwest, Northeast

STATE COLLEGE, Penn. (UPI) -- Following an expansive swath of snow stretching from the central Plains to the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard this weekend, another round of snow is forecast to target some of the same areas early this week. Behind the weekend snow will be an Arctic blast of cold, thanks to the polar vortex. This will be a big contrast from the "feeling" so far this winter, which has been, on average, milder than usual. Many cities […]

todayFebruary 7, 2021 23

National

April warmup to encompass central, eastern U.S. into midweek

Increasingly mild conditions across the eastern half of the U.S. will send temperatures rising into midweek. In the wake of a record-breaking winter storm that tracked through the Plains, temperatures will climb into the 60s in Denver and Rapid City, South Dakota, on Sunday. On Friday, temperatures fell below zero in Rapid City and into the teens around Denver. Temperatures will also climb into the upper 50s and 60s farther east across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and most of […]

todayApril 5, 2020 5

Breaking News

Severe thunderstorms, flooding to impact the U.S. Midwest

Portions of the midwestern United States are expected to deal with rounds of thunderstorms, which may pose a threat for flooding, damaging winds, hail and even a tornado or two Monday into Monday night. The same storm threatening the Plains this weekend will be responsible for triggering the severe weather across the Midwest to start the week. AccuWeather meteorologists are concerned, not only for the risk of severe weather in this area, but also flooding as some locations may have […]

todayAugust 11, 2019 11

AccuWeather

Weather Events

AccuWeather: Bahamas has potential for tropical development

THE BAHAMAS (UPI) -- AccuWeather meteorologists and National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring the southwestern Atlantic Ocean for potential gradual tropical development later this week. The Atlantic basin has been quiet since Barry slammed onto the Louisiana coast as a hurricane on July 13. The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 10 percent chance of formation over the next 48 hours and 20 percent through five days. "A weak area of low pressure just to the east of the […]

todayJuly 21, 2019 8

Flooding flood floodwaters Pere Marquette Youth Center Grafton

Illinois

Rising flood waters forces Pere Marquette juvenile facility to transfer services

GRAFTON/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rising flood waters along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in Jersey County is prompting the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) to transfer operations from the Pere Marquette Youth Center near Grafton to the Alton Mental Health Center temporarily. While there are no issues with the facility itself, road closures as a result of flooding will hinder access to the facility, according to a joint press release from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and IDJJ released […]

todayMay 2, 2019 16

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