SALINE CO., Ill.—Below is a series of photos showing what the intense rain did to area highways earlier in the evening.
This is a view of Highway 142 going south toward Illinois 13, in the vicinity of the mining going on by Peabody Coal in the area of Cottage Township:
Road appears to be almost washed out:
But he plows right through it anyway:
There are more storms tracking our direction in South Counties (Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Hardin; and there’ve been reported tornado touchdowns across the river in Kentucky).
More as we get it, keep checking back.