Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern White County in southeastern Illinois... Gallatin County in southern Illinois... Southwestern Posey County in southwestern Indiana... West central Union County in northwestern Kentucky...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 918 PM CDT, two severe thunderstorms were located near Norris City and 10 miles northwest of Uniontown near New Haven, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Shawneetown and Ridgway.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GALLATIN, IL ... WHITE, IL ... POSEY, IN ... UNION, KY
Instructions:
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 these storms. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Saline-Gallatin 911
31 W Church St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-499-4071
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