Fayette County Emergency Management is gathering information regarding property damage caused specifically by the recent severe storms and heavy rain occurring since April 1, 2025. If your property sustained damage, please report ONLY damage caused by the April storm system. For residents previously impacted by the Mar...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 27.5 feet, Near this level, the left bank levee just south of the U.S. Highway 51 bridge is overtopped. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS......

..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and east central and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and f...

We are looking at a couple of dry days in a row to start off the week. We will see sunny skies for today with a high of 55. Winds out of the northwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour for today. Tonight we'll see mostly clear skies with a low of 28. Meanwhile, there will be widespread frost after midnight on ...

(Chicago, IL) -- A trial begins today for State Senator Emil Jones the third. The Chicago Democrat faces federal bribery charges accusing him of taking money from a red-light camera company executive to kill legislation requiring traffic studies for automated camera systems. He is also accused of lying to federal agent...

(LaSalle Co., IL) -- Illinois State police are investigating after troopers located a large amount of roofing nails scattered in the emergency crossovers on I-80 in LaSalle and Bureau counties. The discovery was made April 5th between Geneseo and Atkinson. It was determined some of the nails were contained in plastic E...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding everyone to leave baby birds and young animals alone when they encounter them in the wild. In nearly all cases, human intervention does more to hurt animals than to help. Young birds and animals are still being fed and cared for by their par...

The Fayette County Coroner is investigating the death of a young child. In a report from Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris, it states that on Friday evening, April 4th, a young child was pronounced dead in the Emergency Room at Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital. Coroner Harris says that an autopsy will be pe...

Fayette County experienced significant storms and flooding between April 4 and April 7. If your residence or agricultural property was affected, please complete the damage assessment form using the QR code below. There is a separate section for agricultural damages within the residential form. ?? Residential/Agricultur...

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, The Dively and Vandalia Levees begin to be overtopp...

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and east central and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Fr...

The heavy rains have moved on, but there is still a chance of showers during the day today. We have a chance of shower today with a high of 46. Then, gradually clearing skies for tonight with a low of 32.

..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, The Dively and Vandalia Levees begin to be overtoppe...

Flood Photos are below--- The bad news is several inches of rain have already fallen over the area. The good news is, according to the National Weather Service, the heaviest rain is behind us. We will see rain and thunderstorms today and then a 40% chance of rain tonight and a 50% chance of rain on Sunday. The NWS es...

After heavy rains throughout the day and night on Friday, we are looking at some additional rain over the area today. Our forecast for today calls for rain and storms during the day with a high of 49. Winds out of the north will gust better than 20 miles per hour for today. Then, a chance of rain and storms for tonig...