Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Current Weather in Alton Illinois   Change Location
Fair 62°
Fair Feels like 62°F
UV index: 0 Low
Dew Point: 56°F
Humidity: 80%
Visibility: 10.0 mi
Pressure: 30.07 in (steady)
Wind: From the CALM at calm mph
Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sunset: 7:19 PM
Moon Phase: New
 
Updated 12:45 AM local time
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5 Day Forecast for Alton, IL
Date Conditions Daytime High /
Overnight Low (°F)
Precipitation
Today
  Sep 8
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy N/A°/60° 10%
Thursday
  Sep 9
Showers Showers 73°/63° 60%
Friday
  Sep 10
Rain / Thunder Rain / Thunder 79°/68° 70%
Saturday
  Sep 11
Scattered T-Storms Scattered T-Storms 82°/58° 50%
Sunday
  Sep 12
Sunny Sunny 79°/57° 0%
As reported at Alton, IL, on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 12:31 AM local time

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Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Madison County

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE BRINGING A HEAVY RAIN THREAT TO THE REGION...

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065-075- 090900- /O.NEW.KLSX.FF.A.0014.100910T0000Z-100910T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL- MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-LINCOLN MO-ST. CHARLES MO- ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD...VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS 348 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN ILLINOIS...BOND IL... CALHOUN IL...CLINTON IL...FAYETTE IL...GREENE IL...JERSEY IL...MACOUPIN IL...MADISON IL...MARION IL...MONROE IL... MONTGOMERY IL...RANDOLPH IL...ST. CLAIR IL AND WASHINGTON IL. IN MISSOURI...JEFFERSON MO...LINCOLN MO...ST. CHARLES MO... ST. LOUIS CITY MO...ST. LOUIS MO AND STE. GENEVIEVE MO.

* FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. RAINFALLS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS...THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO LEAD TO RISES ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN THE REGION...INCLUDING THE BOURBEUSE... MERAMEC...AND BIG RIVERS IN MISSOURI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

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