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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1147 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017

...More heavy rain expected across southeast Missouri and southern
Illinois...

.A warm front aloft will remain stalled over the watch area
through Saturday. Widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms will
persist into Saturday.

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Franklin-Hamilton-White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-
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Including the cities of West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, 
Metropolis, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, 
Piedmont, Van Buren, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, 
and Sikeston
1147 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2017

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of southern Illinois and southeast 
  Missouri, including the following areas, in southern Illinois, 
  Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, 
  Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White, and 
  Williamson. In southeast Missouri, Bollinger, Butler, Cape 
  Girardeau, Carter, Perry MO, Ripley, Scott, Stoddard, and 
  Wayne MO. 

* Through Saturday afternoon

* Widespread rainfall amounts from 2 to 3 inches have occurred
  over parts of southeast Missouri over the past 24 hours, with 1
  to 2 inches elsewhere in the watch area. Rain is expected to
  continue through Saturday. There may be some breaks in the rain,
  but there will also be periods of heavy rain that will be
  capable of flooding creeks and low-lying areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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