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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Wednesday July 3rd, 2019 :: 05:55 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Clinton County in south central Illinois... Western Marion County in south central Illinois...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Odin, moving east at 5 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... Salem, Centralia, Sandoval, Central City, Odin, Fairman, Tonti, Junction City, Alma, Cartter, Brubaker and Selmaville. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 116.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON, IL ... MARION, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
201 S Rotan St
Salem, IL 62881

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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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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