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Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
Friday April 4th, 2025 :: 05:08 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 12:00AM Saturday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 118 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EDWARDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FRANKLIN HAMILTON JEFFERSON PERRY WABASH WAYNE WHITE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BOLLINGER CARTER PERRY WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, CARMI, FAIRFIELD, GRAYVILLE, MARBLE HILL, MCLEANSBORO, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT VERNON, PERRYVILLE, PIEDMONT, PINCKNEYVILLE, VAN BUREN, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WEST SALEM.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EDWARDS, IL ... FRANKLIN, IL ... HAMILTON, IL ... JEFFERSON, IL ... PERRY, IL ... WABASH, IL ... WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... BOLLINGER, MO ... CARTER, MO ... PERRY, MO ... WAYNE, MO

Address/Location
Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Park St
Benton, IL 62812

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-439-4362

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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