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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Areas of southern Illinois along and south of Highway 13
and all of western Kentucky.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop across
southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Areas that see
thunderstorms could receive 1.5 to 3.0 inches of rain in just
one or two hours, with locally higher amounts up to 4 inches
possible.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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ISP asking public's help in finding missing person

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Missing person

LAWRENCEVILLE, IL (WSIL) -- The Illinois State Police (ISP) is asking for the public's help in finding a missing person.

The Missing Person Advisory was issued by the ISP at the request of the Lawrenceville Police Department.

33-year-old Floyd E. Wheeler is a white male who weighs 150 pounds and is 5'10". Floyd has brown hair and hazel eyes, and is wearing a ball cap, army green hoodie, jeans, and work boots.

He was last seen Friday, October 21, in Lawrenceville at 1726 12th Street at 2 p.m. 

Wheeler has a condition that puts him in danger.

If you have any information on Wheeler's whereabouts, call the Lawrenceville Police Department at 618-943-6411, or call 911.