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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Saturday July 1st, 2023 :: 05:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shattuc to near Sesser, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Centralia, Centralia, Wamac, and Central City around 520 PM CDT. Salem around 525 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Helm. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois near exit 109.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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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