Full Notification

SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern White County in southeastern Illinois... Wayne County in south central Illinois... Eastern Jefferson County in south central Illinois... Edwards County in southeastern Illinois... Northern Hamilton County in south central Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 742 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Xenia to near Bluford to near Rend Lake Area, moving east at 40 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... Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, Rend Lake Area, Wayne City, West Salem, Bluford, Cisne, Ina, Dahlgren, Bonnie, Jeffersonville, Belle Rive, Sims, Nason, Mill Shoals, Springerton, Mount Erie, Keenes, and Johnsonville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 81 and 91. Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 79 and 124.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... HAMILTON, IL ... JEFFERSON, IL ... WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Illinois. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until midnight CDT for south central and southeastern Illinois.