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Perry County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday January 11th, 2024 :: 02:06 a.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Advisory until 12:00AM Saturday

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ Friday to midnight CST /1 AM EST/ Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Wet ground may result in some trees being uprooted, and tree limbs will be blown down. A few power outages are likely. High profile vehicles will have difficulty.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A corridor of stronger winds, with gusts up to 60 mph is possible over the Pennyrille region of west Kentucky ahead of the front, and across the entire quad-state behind the front. If that begins to appear likely a high wind warning will be issued.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JEFFERSON ... WAYNE ... EDWARDS ... WABASH ... PERRY ... FRANKLIN ... HAMILTON ... WHITE ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... SALINE ... GALLATIN ... UNION ... JOHNSON ... POPE ... HARDIN ... ALEXANDER ... PULASKI ... MASSAC ... GIBSON ... PIKE ... POSEY ... VANDERBURGH ... WARRICK ... SPENCER ... FULTON ... HICKMAN ... CARLISLE ... BALLARD ... MCCRACKEN ... GRAVES ... LIVINGSTON ... MARSHALL ... CALLOWAY ... CRITTENDEN ... LYON ... TRIGG ... CALDWELL ... UNION ... WEBSTER ... HOPKINS ... CHRISTIAN ... HENDERSON ... DAVIESS ... MCLEAN ... MUHLENBERG ... TODD ... PERRY ... BOLLINGER ... CAPE GIRARDEAU ... WAYNE ... CARTER ... RIPLEY ... BUTLER ... STODDARD ... SCOTT ... MISSISSIPPI ... NEW MADRID

Instructions:

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Address/Location
Perry County Emergency Management Agency
1534 S Washington St
Du Quoin, IL 62832

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-357-6221

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Wind Advisory

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