Ha... you are near me.
This will come directly over me at about 2pm Sunday.
Expecting up to 40mph winds, 6”+ of rain, and flash flooding.
I am on the Mississippi River in SW Illinois up high on a bluff. (about 80 miles down river from STL)
” I am on the Mississippi River in SW Illinois up high on a bluff. (about 80 miles down river from STL) “
I just emailed my mother in Mount Vernon to suggest that she spend the day battening down....
Never thought I’d have to worry about her in a TS, as opposed to the other way around... ;~)
Are you near Chester by chance?
It looks like the big story is going to be all of the foolish people that elected to stay behind, ignoring the mandatory evacuation orders, and ignoring the ‘certain death’ warnings from the NWS.
Now, a huge rescue operation will no doubt have to be mounted, weather permitting, to bring these folks to safety. Perhaps, charging them for their rescue costs, such as what stranded mountain climbers face from time to time, would drive the point home.