David Townsend stands outside his grandmother's house after helping line the front of the house with sandbags to protect from the wake of passing vehicles on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Pontoon Beach, Ill. At right is Roger Eller who lives in the home with his mother-in-law. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT, THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Flood warnings were in effect across central and southern Illinois a day after a winter storm brought sleety, icy rain to the state.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday morning had flood warnings issued for areas including Champaign, Charleston, Effingham, Taylorville and Salem. Major flooding was observed along the Kankakee, Illinois, Sangamon and Vermilion rivers.
The Illinois Department of Transportation reported several closed roadways due to weather in southern Illinois. Those included Interstate 70 near Pleasant Mound and roadways along the Mississippi River near Chester.
The Monday storm brought 3.5 inches of ice in Rockford and had wind gusts of 53 mph in Waukegan.
Ameren Illinois reported about 23,000 power outages, largely in the Galesburg and Peoria area, on Tuesday. Chicago's airports reported about 270 cancelations.
A minivan drives through floodwaters covering a street on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Pontoon Beach, Ill. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT, THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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A mailbox stands in floodwaters on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Pontoon Beach, Ill. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT, THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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Charles and Donna Campbell clean up trash that has floated into the yard of their home on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Pontoon Beach, Ill. Their property backs up to Long Lake. The Campbell's built the home in 1997. "It's flooded before, but this is the worst it's been. Now we know we can survive eight inches of rain," said Charles Campbell. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT, THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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Jamyra Prayer of Pontoon Beach, Ill. passes the time doing a crossword puzzle as Dave Ames, a church member at Nameoki United Methodist Church, uses a vacuum to suck up water seeping through the floor in the basement of the church which has been temporarily converted to a Red Cross shelter for flood victims on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Granite City, Ill. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT, THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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A car is surrounded by flood waters in the Village Green Manufactured Home Community on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Pontoon Beach, Ill. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT, THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
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