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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Friday March 27th, 2020 :: 03:45 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45AM

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Madison County in southwestern Illinois... Central Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 445 AM CDT.

* At 344 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Edwardsville, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Collinsville, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Wood River, Highland, Troy, Bethalto, Maryville, Pontoon Beach, South Roxana, Roxana, St. Rose, St. Jacob, Marine, Alhambra, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station, Fairman, Boulder and Jamestown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 21 and 30. Interstate 55 in Illinois between exits 23 and 30. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MADISON, IL ... CLINTON, IL ... MARION, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
201 S Rotan St
Salem, IL 62881

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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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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