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City of Carmi Police Department, IL
Sunday May 26th, 2024 :: 08:04 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Sunday

SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... White County in southeastern Illinois... Eastern Wayne County in south central Illinois... Wabash County in southeastern Illinois... Edwards County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 803 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cisne to 8 miles northwest of Mcleansboro to near Thompsonville, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter 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... Mount Carmel, Carmi, Albion, Grayville, Lancaster, Norris City, West Salem, Crossville, Allendale, New Haven, Bellmont, Bone Gap, Keensburg, Maunie, Browns, and Phillipstown. This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 119 and 130.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... WABASH, 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southern, south central and southeastern Illinois...and southwestern Indiana.

Address/Location
City of Carmi Police Department, IL
703 Oak St
Carmi, IL 62821

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-382-4633

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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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