Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hardin County in southern Illinois... Eastern Massac County in southern Illinois... Pope County in southern Illinois... Saline County in southern Illinois... Gallatin County in southern Illinois... Livingston County in western Kentucky... Western Crittenden County in western Kentucky...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 504 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Thompsonville to 8 miles southeast of Carrier Mills to near West Paducah, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, Eldorado, Shawneetown, Rosiclare, Brookport, Galatia, Ridgway, Salem, Golconda, Equality, Burna, Ledbetter, Dixon Springs, Carrier Mills, Joy, New Haven, Grand Rivers, Raleigh, Cave-in-Rock and Smithland.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SALINE, IL ... POPE, IL ... GALLATIN, IL ... HARDIN, IL ... CRITTENDEN, KY ... MASSAC, IL ... LIVINGSTON, KY
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Saline County Sheriff's Office
1 North Main St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-252-8661
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