Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:15PM Friday 
SVRPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western White County in southeastern Illinois... Eastern Williamson County in southern Illinois... Saline County in southern Illinois... Hamilton County in south central Illinois... Eastern Franklin County in south central Illinois... Western Gallatin County in southern Illinois...
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 924 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Benton to near Creal Springs, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Enfield, Muddy, Eldorado, Raleigh, Pittsburg, Springerton, Ridgway, Benton, Hanaford, Stonefort, Omaha, Carrier Mills, Creal Springs, Norris City, Thompsonville, Macedonia, Junction, Harrisburg, Equality, and Mcleansboro. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 72 and 74.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, IL ... GALLATIN, IL ... HAMILTON, IL ... SALINE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... WILLIAMSON, 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 1000 PM CDT for southern Illinois.
Address/Location
Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Park St
Benton, IL 62812
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-439-4362