Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern White County in southeastern Illinois... Wayne County in south central Illinois... Southwestern Wabash County in southeastern Illinois... East central Jefferson County in south central Illinois... Southern Edwards County in southeastern Illinois... Northeastern Hamilton County in south central Illinois... West central Posey County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cisne, or 9 miles northwest of Fairfield, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Carmi, Fairfield, Albion, Grayville, Wayne City, Crossville, Bluford, Cisne, Jeffersonville, Sims, Mill Shoals, Browns, Springerton, Keenes, Johnsonville, Golden Gate, Belle Prairie City, Burnt Prairie and Phillipstown. This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 88 and 130.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... HAMILTON, IL ... JEFFERSON, IL ... WABASH, IL ... WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... POSEY, IN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Hamilton County, Illinois Nixle
100 S Jackson St
McLeansboro, IL 62859
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-643-3744
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