01/08/2024
Power outage now in White County - limbs down in Richland County around Olney.
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Power outage now in White County - limbs down in Richland County around Olney.
Weather updates...
Over 4000 without power in Wayne County.
33 MPH wind gust - the top recorded at our Wabash Valley College studios.
Multiple reports of trees and power lines down in White Hamilton, Wayne and Clay counties.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1255 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois...
Eastern Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 1254 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sumner, or 7
miles east of Olney, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Sumner around 100 PM CDT.
Lawrenceville and Bridgeport around 105 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Lawrenceville Vincennes Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Several power poles down in Clay County.
Large tree limbs down around Mill Shoals.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
White County in southeastern Illinois...
Southeastern Wayne County in south central Illinois...
Southwestern Wabash County in southeastern Illinois...
Southern Edwards County in southeastern Illinois...
Hamilton County in south central Illinois...
* Until 130 PM CDT.
* At 1246 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Fairfield to 9 miles northwest
of Enfield to near Mcleansboro, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Carmi, Mcleansboro, Grayville, Norris City, Crossville, Enfield,
Mill Shoals, Broughton, Springerton, Belle Prairie City, and Burnt
Prairie.
This includes Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 99 and
130.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WHITE...SOUTHEASTERN
WAYNE...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN EDWARDS AND HAMILTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...
At 1240 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fairfield to 7 miles southeast of Wayne
City to 6 miles northwest of Mcleansboro. Movement was southeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Mcleansboro, Grayville, Enfield, Dahlgren, Mill Shoals, Springerton,
Belle Prairie City, and Burnt Prairie.
Power lines and pole down in Rinard in Wayne County.
Current alerts map and radar (12:38 PM)
61 MPH wind gust reported at the Flora Airport.
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois...
Richland County in southeastern Illinois...
Eastern Clay County in south central Illinois...
* Until 115 PM CDT.
* At 1228 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sailor Springs to near Fairfield, moving east
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Noble and Olney Noble Airport around 1235 PM CDT.
Olney and Parkersburg around 1240 PM CDT.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Wayne County in south central Illinois...
Wabash County in southeastern Illinois...
Edwards County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 115 PM CDT.
* At 1225 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Clay City to near Cisne to near
Wayne City, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Mount Carmel, Fairfield, Albion, Lancaster, West Salem, Cisne,
Allendale, Jeffersonville, Bellmont, Sims, Bone Gap, Browns, Mount
Erie, and Golden Gate.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
..THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central Illinois.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 7 p.m. tonight for all of the News Channel 15 viewing area. Quarter sized hail and wind gusts to 70 mph will be possible with any storms that develop.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Wayne County in south central Illinois...
Northeastern Jefferson County in south central Illinois...
* Until 1230 PM CDT.
* At 1150 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Edgewood to near Xenia to near Helm, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fairfield, Wayne City, Cisne, Jeffersonville, Sims, and
Johnsonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Clay County in south central Illinois...
* Until 1230 PM CDT.
* At 1148 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stephen
Forbes Station, or 12 miles west of Flora, moving east at 40 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Xenia around 1155 AM CDT.
Flora around 1200 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Clay
City and Sailor Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues until 7 p.m. tonight for Edwards, Wabash and White counties. Hail and damaging winds will be the main threats with any storms that develop.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for White County until 2:30 p.m. 60 mph winds and penny sized hail will be possible. Stay tuned for updates...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern White County until 6:45 p.m. 60 MPH winds and quarter sized hail will be possible.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern White County until 6:30 PM - 60 MPH and quarter sized hail possible.
Warning update (on orange) as of 5:38 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Edwards and all of Wabash County until 6 p.m. Hail to quarter sized and winds to 60 mph will be possible.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay, Jasper, Lawerence, and Richland counties until 6 p.m. Hail to quarter sized and winds to 60 mph will be possible.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hamilton County and southwestern White County until 6 p.m. Hail and 70 mph winds will be possible.
Special Weather Statement for Wabash and Edwards Counties (not a warning)
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING is now in effect for Richland and Lawrence counties until 5:45 PM 60 MPH winds and quarter sized hail will be possible. Downed tree limbs and 1 inch hail have been reported in the Olney area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues until 10 p.m. for virtually all of the News Channel 15 viewing area. It now includes Edwards and Wabash counties which were not previously in the watch...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING is in effect until 5 p.m. for Richland County. 60 mph winds and half-dollar sized hail will be possible.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 p.m. including Clay, Hamilton, Wayne, and White counties. Damaging wind and hail will be the main threats.
Wabash County has also been added to a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which is in effect until 4 p.m.
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We have a warm up on the way! Low 70s with some stormy weather is in store for us next week.
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WHITE, NORTHERN POPE, NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON, SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON, SALINE, SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON, GALLATIN AND SOUTHWESTERN POSEY COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM CDT... AT 1259 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CREAL SPRINGS, OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARRISBURG, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CARRIER MILLS AROUND 105 PM CDT. HARRISBURG AND ELDORADO AROUND 115 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE EQUALITY, SHAWNEETOWN AND RIDGWAY.
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMPACTING PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WHITE, EASTERN WAYNE, WABASH, EDWARDS, NORTHERN HAMILTON, CENTRAL GIBSON AND NORTH CENTRAL POSEY COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM CDT... GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS.
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF RICHLAND AND CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 AM CDT... AT 1109 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAY CITY, OR 10 MILES EAST OF FLORA, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... OLNEY AND CALHOUN AROUND 1120 AM CDT. CLAREMONT AROUND 1125 AM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
8:10 PM Radar Update. The main line of storms (in western Illinois) is setting up to impact our area in the next couple of hours. That line is currently producing storm warnings, including a tornado warning for the Salem, IL area.
Midnight radar update... the main line of rain had exited the area. A few scattered showers can't be ruled out overnight. Our gages recorded 2.44 inches of rain on Friday, added to the 0.92 inches on Thursday that gives us a total of 3.34 inches. Certainly there were higher totals throughout the area.
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