Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Wednesday 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Hardin County in southern Illinois... Northeastern Pope County in southern Illinois... Southeastern Saline County in southern Illinois... Gallatin County in southern Illinois...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest of Rosiclare, or 12 miles southeast of Harrisburg, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Old Shawneetown, Omaha, Karbers Ridge, Shawneetown, Ridgway, Junction, Equality, and Eldorado.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GALLATIN, IL ... HARDIN, IL ... POPE, IL ... SALINE, 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 midnight CDT for southern and southeastern Illinois...southwestern Indiana...and northwestern Kentucky.
Address/Location
Saline-Gallatin 911
31 W Church St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-499-4071
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