Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 703 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
MOUNT VERNON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT VERNON...CARMI...SHAWNEETOWN...NORRIS CITY...RIDGWAY...EQUALITY...
BLAIRSVILLE...NEW HAVEN...OMAHA...OLD SHAWNEETOWN...MAUNIE AND
JUNCTION.
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