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Wayne County Emergency Services
Thursday August 1st, 2024 :: 12:27 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:15PM

SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

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

* Until 115 PM CDT.

* At 1225 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Clay City to near Cisne to near Wayne City, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Mount Carmel, Fairfield, Albion, Lancaster, West Salem, Cisne, Allendale, Jeffersonville, Bellmont, Sims, Bone Gap, Browns, Mount Erie, and Golden Gate.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... WABASH, IL ... WAYNE, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Services
1002 Leininger Rd
Fairfield, IL 62837

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-307-5585

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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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