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City of Salem IL. Department of Emergency Management
Tuesday August 6th, 2019 :: 04:06 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

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

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 404 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Patoka, moving southeast at 25 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, Patoka, Omega, Fairman, Stephen Forbes Station, Helm, Tonti, Iuka, Junction City, Alma, Kell, Cartter, Selmaville and Brubaker. This includes Interstate 57 in Illinois between exits 109 and 127.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MARION, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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