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High Severity Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Until Wed 7:00 am CDT

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Action Recommended

Take shelter in place or per instructions

Issued By

Paducah - KY, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Wayne County

Description

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY... At 636 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Parkersburg to near Fairfield, moving northeast at 85 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fairfield, Mount Erie, and Golden Gate. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for south central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Moderate Severity Alert

Tornado Watch

From Wed 5:22 am until 11:00 am CDT

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Action Recommended

Attend to information sources as described in the instructions

Issued By

Paducah - KY, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Wayne County

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 41 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT /NOON EDT/ THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS EDWARDS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FRANKLIN GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN JEFFERSON SALINE WABASH WAYNE WHITE WILLIAMSON IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA POSEY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA GIBSON PIKE SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY DAVIESS HENDERSON UNION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, BOONVILLE, CARMI, ELIZABETHTOWN, EVANSVILLE, FAIRFIELD, FORT BRANCH, GRAYVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON, HERRIN, MCLEANSBORO, MORGANFIELD, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT VERNON, OWENSBORO, PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE, ROCKPORT, SHAWNEETOWN, WEST FRANKFORT, AND WEST SALEM.
High Severity Alert

River Flood Warning

From Wed 9:00 am CDT

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Action Recommended

Avoid the subject event as per the instructions

Issued By

Paducah - KY, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Little Wabash River at Carmi

Description

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Little Wabash River at Carmi. WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 26.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 29.2 feet Friday morning. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.

More Information

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois... Little Wabash River at Carmi. .Recent heavy rain will cause the Little Wabash River at Carmi to rise to minor flood stage Wednesday morning. For the Little Wabash River...including Carmi...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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