Original story 4:37 p.m. Monday: The federal government activated its Emergency Alert System to warn people in the Barstow area about a sudden wave of "life-threatening flash flooding" set to hit ...

The federal government tapped its Emergency Alert System for the second time in two weeks to personally warn Barstow-area residents Sunday afternoon that "life-threatening flash flooding" may be ...

Ice jams were leading to the Rock River's rapid rise in the Barstow, Colona and Cleveland areas tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning, effective through 7 a.m ...

The National Weather Service said the threat of flash flooding would persist into the ... In the Mojave Desert, the Barstow Unified School District canceled Tuesday's classes at all of its schools ...

BARSTOW, Ill. (KWQC) - An ice jam on the Rock River caused a sudden rise in water levels early Wednesday, leading to moderate flooding near Barstow. The flood stage for the Joslin gauge ...

Barstow cell phones received a second "EAS ACTIVATION" in two weeks on July 31, a reference to the Emergency Alert System run by the National Weather Service, the Federal Communications Commission ...