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Wayne County Emergency Services
Thursday August 3rd, 2023 :: 01:15 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Wayne County in south central Illinois...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 114 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cisne, or 8 miles northwest of Fairfield, moving southeast at 25 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... Fairfield, Cisne, Jeffersonville and Golden Gate.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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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