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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Wednesday August 3rd, 2022 :: 06:15 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Northwestern Marion County in south central Illinois... Central Fayette County in south central Illinois... Northeastern Washington County in south central Illinois...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 614 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Brownstown to Germantown, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* These severe thunderstorms will remain over areas of Clinton, southeastern Bond, northwestern Marion, central Fayette and northeastern Washington Counties, including the following locations: Bartelso...Alma...La Clede...Loogootee...St. James... Huey...Hoffman...Pittsburg...St. Paul and Avena. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Illinois between exits 63 and 76. Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 116 and 135. This also includes Carlyle Lake Recreational Area.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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