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Edgar County ESDA, IL
Thursday April 18th, 2024 :: 07:55 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Thursday

SVRILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Coles County in east central Illinois... Crawford County in east central Illinois... Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Clark County in east central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 754 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Neoga to near Sailor Springs, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Toledo, Lerna, Jewett, Wheeler, Janesville, and Bogota around 800 PM CDT. Newton, Greenup, and Hidalgo around 805 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Casey, Ste. Marie, Willow Hill, Oblong, Martinsville, Robinson, Marshall, Palestine, Hutsonville and Flat Rock. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 173 and 187. Interstate 70 between mile markers 105 and 154.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK, IL ... COLES, IL ... CRAWFORD, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... JASPER, 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.

Address/Location
Edgar County ESDA, IL
1023 N High St
Paris, IL 61944

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-466-3180

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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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