Memorial Day weekend rain and flood warning in Murphysboro
The National Weather Service in Paducah warns of rain to start Memorial Day weekend with improving sun later. A flood warning for the Big Muddy River near Murphysboro remains in effect, with water levels rising from 21.2 feet toward 25 feet by Tuesday and minor flooding expected downstream of Bridge Street.
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Paducah
Big Muddy
Murphysboro
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Bridge Street
Sawmill Fire Repair After Jefferson County Town Storms
Jefferson County reports widespread damage from a Thursday night storm in Boyd. A suspected tornado destroyed a sawmill and farm operations center on Boyd Lane and damaged Boyd Christian Church entrance while trees and twisted metal littered fields. Emergency crews from JCEMA and the National Weather Service evaluated the scene with no injuries reported. residents and Salvation Army disaster relief teams conducted door to door welfare checks as crews cleared debris and inspected remaining structures.
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Boyd Christian Church
Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency
Salem South Baptist Disaster Relief Team
Ray Johnson
Power restored but thousands hit by Wednesday storm
Utility crews worked through Thursday to restore power after Wednesdays system wide outage. Ameren reported 3,300 customers still without power in its area, concentrated in Saline County near Eldorado, with 28,575 at peak. High winds damaged about 150 poles. Large outages also hit South Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative and Egyptian Electric, with hundreds still affected in Pope Hardin Gallatin and Saline counties.
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Victoria Busch
Saline County
Eldorado
Busch
Stefanie Tripp
South Eastern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Co-Op
Tripp
Pope
Hardin
Gallatin
Saline
Egyptian Electric
Stephenrickers
Southern Illinois Electric
Jerri Schaefer
Illinois
Schaefer
Coop
Scott Ramsey
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
SIPC
Ramsey
Hamilton County
Norris City
Storm Toll Largely Light Across Region Amid Wind Damage
Relentless winds left downed trees and power lines across several counties but caused few injuries or structural losses. Officials noted scattered outages, one school roof removal in Gallatin County, and a large tornado near Ellsinore Missouri while Paducah and Evansville reported strong gusts. National Weather Service warned of possible spinups as the storm tracked eastward through Southern Illinois, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.
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Terril Kaufmann
Carbondale
Kaufmann
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Town & Country Mobile Home Park
Perry County
Sheriff’s Office
Gallatin County
Massac County
Jonesboro
National Weather Service
Paducah
Saline
Williamson
Franklin
Missouri
NWS
Poplar Bluff
Ellsinore
Illinois
Mississippi River
Kentucky
Indiana
Evansville
Becky Malkovich
Norris
Brent Stewart
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Mike York
Gmail
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Ler Far
Hwy. Rt. 4
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Campbell Hill
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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Calvary Cemetery Road
Strawberry Field
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Broadway
Mt. Vernon
Indscaping Associates
Ifertilome
Carbondale Rt
Benton
Cyril James
Caleb.hale
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