Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Wayne & Jefferson Counties

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Wayne County in south central Illinois...
  Jefferson County in south central Illinois...

* Until 530 PM CST.

* At 450 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Helm to near Tamaroa, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Vernon, Wayne City, Woodlawn, Bluford, Cisne, Dix,
  Waltonville, Bonnie, Jeffersonville, Belle Rive, Sims, Keenes, and
  Johnsonville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 57 in Illinois between Mile Markers 87 and 105.
 Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 63 and 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for south central
Illinois.