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Wayne County Emergency Services
Sunday August 13th, 2023 :: 06:24 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wayne City, or 12 miles west of Fairfield, moving east at 25 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... Fairfield, Jeffersonville and Sims.

* 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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