The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for
Southwestern Jasper County in southeastern Illinois…
Richland County in southeastern Illinois…
Eastern Clay County in south central Illinois…
* Until 715 PM CDT
* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bogota, or 9
miles southwest of Newton, 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…
Olney, Clay City, Noble, Parkersburg, Claremont, Calhoun, Sailor
Springs, Schnell, Bogota, Dundas, Ingraham, West Liberty,
Wakefield, Wendelin, Newton Lake, Berryville, Latona and Olney
Noble Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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