PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE DIXON R-I SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
DUE TO THE EXTREME THREAT OF SEVERE FLASH FLOODING LATER THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT, AND TOMORROW WE ASK THAT ALL DRIVERS BE VERY DILIGENT AND ALERT FOR FLOODED AREAS ON THE ROADWAYS. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. ONCE IT GETS DARK, FLOODED AREAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND WE ASK THAT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, DO NOT CROSS ANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS AFTER DARK. BY ALL MEANS FOLLOW THE SAYING, “TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!!”