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Shawneetown Fire Department
Wednesday April 6th, 2016 :: 03:45 p.m. CDT

Alert

severe thunderstorm warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 337 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARMI...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 911 IN HARRISBURG REPORTED NUMEROUS
POWER LINES AND POWER POLES DOWN. POWER LINES WERE
REPORTED DOWN IN RIDGEWAY ILLINOIS. LITTLE IF ANY
LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BAND OF SHOWERS.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT VERNON...CARMI...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...GRAYVILLE...NORRIS CITY...
POSEYVILLE...WEST SALEM...NEW HARMONY...CROSSVILLE...ENFIELD...
BLAIRSVILLE...NEW HAVEN...OMAHA...BONE GAP...MILL SHOALS...GRIFFIN...
MAUNIE...BROWNS AND SPRINGERTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Instructions:

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Address/Location
Shawneetown Fire Department
111 East Posey Ave
Shawneetown, IL 62984

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-269-4203

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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