Tuesday, March 10, 2009

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BENTON, NEWTON, AND JASPER, COUNTIES!!!!!

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... SOUTHEASTERN IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... JASPER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...* UNTIL 530 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...630 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...* AT 936 PM CDT...BENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 3.1 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. FLOWING WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER SEVERAL ROADS. SUGAR CREEK IS OVER ITS BANKS IN BENTON AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES AND RISING RAPIDLY. A TRAILER PARK IS BEING EVACUATED SOUTH OF REMINGTON DUE TO RISING FLOOD WATERS.* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOCHIEL... FAIR OAKS...GIFFORD...MOODY...SURREY...PLEASANT RIDGE...HANGING GROVE...MCCOYSBURG...ENOS...BEAVER CITY...PERCY JUNCTION... PERKINS...FORESMAN...WADENA...RAUB...WATSEKA...SHELDON... RENSSELAER...REMINGTON...MOROCCO...KENTLAND...GOODLAND...EARL PARK...COLLEGEVILLE AND BROOK.THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED BUT A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEPOSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for you wonderful blog Justin. Be safe!

Teri