Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Perry County in south central Illinois... Southwestern Jefferson County in south central Illinois... North central Jackson County in southern Illinois... Northwestern Franklin County in south central Illinois...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 347 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of Coulterville to near Pinckneyville to Ava, moving east at 65 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... Waltonville, St. Johns, Ava, Woodlawn, Du Quoin, Sesser, Pinckneyville, Tamaroa, Valier, Nason, Rend Lake Area, Dowell, and Vergennes. This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois near Mile Marker 72.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, IL ... JACKSON, IL ... JEFFERSON, IL ... PERRY, IL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central and southern Illinois.
Address/Location
Perry County Emergency Management Agency
1534 S Washington St
Du Quoin, IL 62832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-357-6221
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PERRYILEMA followed by your message, to 888777
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