Severe Thunderstorm Warning 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
NORTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.
* AT 509 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHAWNEETOWN,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STURGIS, SHAWNEETOWN, RIDGWAY, EQUALITY, CAVE-IN-ROCK, OLD
SHAWNEETOWN, JUNCTION, KARBERS RIDGE AND GROSS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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