Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Wednesday
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern White County in southeastern Illinois... Southeastern Wayne County in south central Illinois... Wabash County in southeastern Illinois... Edwards County in southeastern Illinois... Gibson County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 741 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Flora to 8 miles southeast of Wayne City, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Princeton, Mount Carmel, Fort Branch, Albion, Grayville, Lancaster, Haubstadt, Owensville, West Salem, Patoka, Allendale, Bellmont, Hazleton, Decker, Bone Gap, Keensburg, and Browns. This includes the following highways... Interstate 64 in Indiana near Mile Marker 1. Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 121 and 130.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... WABASH, IL ... WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... GIBSON, IN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Illinois...and southwestern Indiana.
Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Services
1002 Leininger Rd
Fairfield, IL 62837
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-307-5585
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