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Saline County Sheriff's Office
Monday October 21st, 2019 :: 05:43 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15AM

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pope County in southern Illinois... Johnson County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Williamson County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Saline County in southern Illinois...

* Until 615 AM CDT.

* At 540 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Goreville, or near Vienna, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Vienna, Goreville, Creal Springs, Lake Of Egypt Area, Stonefort, New Burnside, Buncombe, Eddyville and Simpson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 24 in Illinois between Mile Markers 2 and 16. Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 40 and 42.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SALINE, IL ... POPE, IL ... JOHNSON, IL ... WILLIAMSON, IL

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for southern Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Saline County Sheriff's Office
1 North Main St
Harrisburg, IL 62946

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-252-8661

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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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