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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Wednesday April 8th, 2020 :: 07:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Marion County in south central Illinois... Northeastern Washington County in south central Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 755 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Patoka to near Boulder to Breese, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Centralia, Salem, Breese, Carlyle, Aviston, Sandoval, Germantown, Wamac, Central City, Odin, Beckemeyer, Irvington, Patoka, Omega, Stephen Forbes Station, Fairman, Boulder, Shattuc, Helm and Tonti. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 127. Interstate 64 in Illinois near exit 61. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.

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