Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western White County in southeastern Illinois... Wayne County in south central Illinois... Hamilton County in south central Illinois...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 806 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Helm to near Thompsonville, moving east at 35 mph. Law enforcement reports numerous trees and power lines downed throughout Jefferson county with these storms, so take cover now! HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Carmi, Fairfield, Mcleansboro, Norris City, Wayne City, Cisne, Enfield, Dahlgren, Jeffersonville, Sims, Mill Shoals, Broughton, Springerton, Mount Erie, Keenes, Johnsonville, Golden Gate, Macedonia, Belle Prairie City and Burnt Prairie. This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 92 and 121.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, IL ... WHITE, IL ... HAMILTON, IL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
City of Carmi Police Department, IL
703 Oak St
Carmi, IL 62821
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-382-4633