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Williamson County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 67,153. [1] The largest city and county seat is Marion. [2] Williamson County is included in the Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt". [citation needed]
Updated maps from Williamson County show an increase of 6,000 structures in the 100-year flood plains. The last information available was from 1994. ... Heavy rainfall events in Williamson County ...
Average yearly precipitation for Illinois varies from 48 inches or 1,220 mm at the southern tip to 35 inches or 890 mm in the northern portion of the state. Normal annual snowfall exceeds 38 inches or 0.97 m in Chicago , while the southern portion of the state normally receives less than 14 inches or 0.36 m. [ 1 ]
Here are rainfall amounts, in inches, from the last 24 hours (unless otherwise noted) by locality, according to National Weather Service St. Louis: Illinois locations. Belleville: 6.23, 6.33 ...
Crab Orchard Lake is a 6,965-acre (28.2 km²) reservoir in Williamson County, Illinois.It is the centerpiece of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.It is fed by Devils Kitchen Lake and Little Grassy Lake, which are also within the National Wildlife Refuge.
Several southwest Illinois areas recorded between 5 and 8 inches of rainfall, though one locality had more than 9 inches. Here’s what the National Weather Service St. Louis reported Wednesday ...
Little Grassy Lake is a 1,200 acres (490 ha) reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Little Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southeast of Carbondale, Illinois. The lake is accessible from Giant City Road out of Carbondale, Illinois.
The United States saw its third 1-in-1,000-year rain in a week on Monday night and Tuesday morning, as southern Illinois was drenched by 8 to 12 inches of rain in 12 hours.