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Saline County Sheriff's Office
Thursday March 12th, 2020 :: 02:59 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hardin County in southern Illinois... Northeastern Pope County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Saline County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Gallatin County in southern Illinois...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Harrisburg, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. Quarter size hail was reported with this storm in Carrier Mills and Harrisburg. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, Shawneetown, Equality, Cave-in-Rock, Elizabethtown, Junction, Karbers Ridge and Gross.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SALINE, IL ... POPE, IL ... GALLATIN, IL ... HARDIN, IL

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southern Illinois...and western and northwestern Kentucky. 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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