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Wayne County Emergency Services
Saturday July 29th, 2023 :: 05:56 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in south central Illinois... Saline County in southern Illinois... Hamilton County in south central Illinois...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 555 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of Centralia to near Benton to Pittsburg, moving east at 30 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... Harrisburg, Fairfield, Eldorado, Mcleansboro, Wayne City, Galatia, Cisne, Carrier Mills, Dahlgren, Jeffersonville, Raleigh, Sims, Broughton, Keenes, Johnsonville, Muddy and Belle Prairie City. This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 92 and 109.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HAMILTON, IL ... SALINE, IL ... WAYNE, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Services
1002 Leininger Rd
Fairfield, IL 62837

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-307-5585

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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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