Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western White County in southeastern Illinois... Wayne County in south central Illinois... Eastern Jefferson County in south central Illinois... Northeastern Williamson County in southern Illinois... Northern Saline County in southern Illinois... Hamilton County in south central Illinois... Eastern Franklin County in south central Illinois... Northwestern Gallatin County in southern Illinois...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 538 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Omega to 11 miles east of Rend Lake Area to near Johnston City, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... West Frankfort, Fairfield, Mcleansboro, Norris City, Wayne City, Galatia, Bluford, Cisne, Enfield, Thompsonville, Dahlgren, Jeffersonville, Belle Rive, Hanaford, Omaha, Sims, Mill Shoals, Broughton, Springerton and Mount Erie. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 62 and 63. Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 86 and 119.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, IL ... GALLATIN, IL ... HAMILTON, IL ... JEFFERSON, IL ... SALINE, IL ... WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... WILLIAMSON, IL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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