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State officials urge the public to prepare now for potential spring flooding

STATE OFFICIALS ARE URGING THE PUBLIC TO PREPARE NOW FOR POTENTIAL SPRING FLOODING.

 

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ABNORMALLY MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIVER LEVELS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST COULD LEAD TO FLOODING THIS SPRING. RACHEL TORBERT WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS THAT’S WHY IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO CONSIDER FLOOD INSURANCE.

 

ILLINOIS’ LARGEST DISASTER IN 2019 WAS THE FLOODING THAT HIT MORE THAN 33 COUNTIES LAST SPRING. STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKESPERSON RACHEL TORBERT SAYS IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

 

 

THOSE LIVING IN COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM CAN PURCHASE FEDERALLY BACKED FLOOD INSURANCE OR YOU CAN GO WITH YOUR PRIVATE AGENT. TORBERT SAYS THEY WILL BE HOLDING EVENTS AROUND THE STATE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT FLOOD INSURANCE.

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