

000 

WGUS73 KLSX 260210

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

810 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



ILC119-260600-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MADISON IL-

910 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 100

AM CDT...



...MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY URGING MOTORISTS TO 

AVOID TRAVEL IN MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS...



AT 905 PM CDT...RAINFALL OVER MADISON COUNTY HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY 

SINCE EARLIER THIS EVENING.  HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE THE EXTREMELY 

HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER TODAY IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 

PROBLEMS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.



THE FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS IS SO EXTREME THAT THE MADISON COUNTY 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS URGING MOTORIST TO AVOID TRAVEL IN 

MADISON COUNTY UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.        



RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE 

PRAIRIETOWN AND HOLIDAY SHORES AREAS OF NORTHERN MADISON 

COUNTY...AND SOME OF THIS HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED SOUTH TO AROUND THE 

EDWARDSVILLE AREA.  NUMEROUS BASEMENTS HAVE FLOODED IN THE 

EDWARDSVILLE AREA...AND SEVERAL BASEMENT WALLS HAVE PARTIALLY 

COLLAPSED.  NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EDWARDSVILLE AREA HAVE BEEN WASHED 

OUT.   



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

BETHALTO...COLLINSVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...GLEN 

CARBON...MARYVILLE...PONTOON BEACH...TROY...WOOD 

RIVER...ALHAMBRA...CARPENTER...DORSEY...HARTFORD...LIVINGSTON...MARIN

E...PRAIRIETOWN...ROXANA...ST. JACOB AND WORDEN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS.



&&



LAT...LON 3866 9012 3900 9011 3900 8969 3866 8969



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KLSX 260210

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

810 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



ILC119-260600-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MADISON IL-

910 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 100

AM CDT...



...MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY URGING MOTORISTS TO 

AVOID TRAVEL IN MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS...



AT 905 PM CDT...RAINFALL OVER MADISON COUNTY HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY 

SINCE EARLIER THIS EVENING.  HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE THE EXTREMELY 

HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER TODAY IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 

PROBLEMS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.



THE FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS IS SO EXTREME THAT THE MADISON COUNTY 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS URGING MOTORIST TO AVOID TRAVEL IN 

MADISON COUNTY UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.        



RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE 

PRAIRIETOWN AND HOLIDAY SHORES AREAS OF NORTHERN MADISON 

COUNTY...AND SOME OF THIS HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED SOUTH TO AROUND THE 

EDWARDSVILLE AREA.  NUMEROUS BASEMENTS HAVE FLOODED IN THE 

EDWARDSVILLE AREA...AND SEVERAL BASEMENT WALLS HAVE PARTIALLY 

COLLAPSED.  NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EDWARDSVILLE AREA HAVE BEEN WASHED 

OUT.   



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

BETHALTO...COLLINSVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...GLEN 

CARBON...MARYVILLE...PONTOON BEACH...TROY...WOOD 

RIVER...ALHAMBRA...CARPENTER...DORSEY...HARTFORD...LIVINGSTON...MARIN

E...PRAIRIETOWN...ROXANA...ST. JACOB AND WORDEN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS.



&&



LAT...LON 3866 9012 3900 9011 3900 8969 3866 8969



$$



TRUETT

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862 

WGUS73 KLSX 260210

FFSLSX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

810 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



ILC119-260600-

/O.CON.KLSX.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090526T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MADISON IL-

910 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 100

AM CDT...



...MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY URGING MOTORISTS TO 

AVOID TRAVEL IN MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS...



AT 905 PM CDT...RAINFALL OVER MADISON COUNTY HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY 

SINCE EARLIER THIS EVENING.  HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE THE EXTREMELY 

HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER TODAY IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 

PROBLEMS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.



THE FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS IS SO EXTREME THAT THE MADISON COUNTY 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS URGING MOTORIST TO AVOID TRAVEL IN 

MADISON COUNTY UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.        



RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE 

PRAIRIETOWN AND HOLIDAY SHORES AREAS OF NORTHERN MADISON 

COUNTY...AND SOME OF THIS HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED SOUTH TO AROUND THE 

EDWARDSVILLE AREA.  NUMEROUS BASEMENTS HAVE FLOODED IN THE 

EDWARDSVILLE AREA...AND SEVERAL BASEMENT WALLS HAVE PARTIALLY 

COLLAPSED.  NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EDWARDSVILLE AREA HAVE BEEN WASHED 

OUT.   



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

BETHALTO...COLLINSVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...GLEN 

CARBON...MARYVILLE...PONTOON BEACH...TROY...WOOD 

RIVER...ALHAMBRA...CARPENTER...DORSEY...HARTFORD...LIVINGSTON...MARIN

E...PRAIRIETOWN...ROXANA...ST. JACOB AND WORDEN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS.



&&



LAT...LON 3866 9012 3900 9011 3900 8969 3866 8969



$$



TRUETT

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